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Bluffton crews will take to the streets tonight, Tuesday night, and Wednesday night to fog for mosquitoes.

Crews will be out from 7 to 11 p.m. each evening to complete the task. “It takes three days to fog the entire city,” Street Commissioner Tim Simpson said.

Simpson did not provide any words of

caution, but in the past, individuals with respiratory problems were advised to stay indoors when the fogging trucks are in the area.

Simpson said mosquito pellets were dropped in catch basins before Memo-rial Day, and fogging is the next step to knock down mosquitoes in the city.

By DAVE SCHULTZFire caused an estimated $50,000 in dam-

age to a house on East Spring Street Sunday morning.

Bluffton dispatchers received a call of a fire at 315 E. Spring St. at 8:42 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters said there was heavy smoke and flame upon arrival at the site. Interior crews were forced out by heat and explosions, and firefighters fought the blaze from the exte-rior until it was safe to re-enter the structure.

Firefighters reported the fire was brought under control at 9:26 a.m. and crews were on the scene until 11:55 a.m.

The cause of the fire was believed to be a fire pit that was not properly extinguished after use, according to the Bluffton Fire Department’s report. The back porch of the

house was the first area to catch fire, and the fire spread to the interior and the attic.

Firefighters from the Liberty Center Volunteer Fire Department assisted Bluff-ton Fire Department firefighters at the scene. The aerial truck from the Decatur Fire Department was also at the scene. Firefighters from the Ossian Fire Depart-ment covered the Bluffton Fire Department headquarters until the Spring Street fire was extinguished.

The owner of the house was listed as Kristie Gaskill of the Spring Street address.

Salvation Army and Red Cross person-nel were at the scene to offer assistance, and Wells County EMS personnel were also on hand.

daves@news-banner.comThe rear portion of a house at 315 E. Spring St. was damaged by fire Sunday morning. (Photo by Dave Schultz)

Spring Street house is hit by fire; report cites fire pit

Moped driver dies from injuries

By JESSICA BRICKERThe driver of the moped that

was rear-ended Thursday evening has died from his injuries.

Joshua L. Miller, 27, of Key-stone, died Sunday at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne from injuries sustained in the accident. His passenger, Melissa Brubaker, 32, of Bluffton, remains in criti-cal condition with a broken neck. Both were reportedly ejected from the VIP Champion they were on.

According to a crash report made available Monday morning, the driver of the northbound Nis-san Verga who rear-ended the pair on Ind. 1 near 800S — Carrie S. Garrett, 43, of Dunkirk — alleg-edly refused a blood draw after the accident. It was later obtained through a warrant.

Arrangements are pending for Miller at Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home.

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Getting ready for a book saleIn preparation for the summer Used Book Sale to be held at the Wells County Public Library this week, Friends of the Library member Lowell Tillman was get-ting a head start at placing the books out for the sale Monday morning. The sale will begin on Tuesday, June 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. for members of the Friends group. The sale will continue through Saturday during regular library hours and is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. A bag sale on Saturday will conclude the sale. (Photo by Barbara Barbieri)

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A beautiful day for a ball gameJillian Phillipe chases down a ball during Saturday’s Wells County Girls Softball Junior League tournament. Results are on Page 6 of today’s News-Banner. (Photo by Jessica Bricker)

Trump eager for big meeting with Putin; some advisers wary

By VIVIAN SALAMAAssociated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is eager to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin with full diplomatic bells and whistles when the two are in Germa-ny for a multinational summit next month. But the idea is exposing deep divisions within the administration on the best way to approach Moscow in the midst of an ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. elections.

Many administration officials believe the U.S. needs to maintain its distance from Russia at such a sensitive time — and interact only with great caution.

But Trump and some others within his administration have been pressing for a full bilateral meeting. He’s calling for media access and all the typical protocol associated with such sessions, even as officials within the State Department and National Security Council urge more restraint, accord-ing to a current and a former administration official.

Some advisers have recommended that the president instead do either a quick, informal “pull-aside” on the side-lines of the summit, or that the U.S. and Russian delegations hold “strategic stability talks,” which typically don’t involve the presidents. The officials spoke anonymously to discuss private policy discussions.

The contrasting views underscore differing views within the administration on overall Russia policy, and Trump’s eagerness to develop a working relationship with Russia despite the ongoing investigations.

Asked about the AP report that Trump is eager for a full bilateral meeting, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow on Monday that “the protocol side of it is secondary.” The two leaders will be attending the same event in the same place at the same time, Peskov said, so “in any case there will be a chance to meet.” Peskov added, however, that no progress in hammering out the details of the meeting has been made yet.

By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press

The 2016 presidential contest was awash with charges that the fix was in: Republican Donald Trump repeat-edly claimed that the election was rigged against him, while Democrats have accused the Russians of stacking the odds in Trump’s favor.

Less attention was paid to manipula-tion that occurred not during the presiden-tial race, but before it — in the drawing of lines for hundreds of U.S. and state legislative seats. The result, according to an Associated Press analysis: Republicans had a real advantage.

The AP scrutinized the outcomes of all 435 U.S. House races and about 4,700 state House and Assembly seats up for election last year using a new statistical method of calculating partisan advantage designed to detect potential political ger-rymandering.

The analysis found four times as many

states with Republican-skewed state House or Assembly districts than Demo-cratic ones. Among the two dozen most populated states that determine the vast majority of Congress, there were nearly three times as many with Republican-tilt-ed U.S. House districts.

Traditional battlegrounds such as Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylva-nia, Wisconsin, Florida and Virginia were among those with significant Republican advantages in their U.S. or state House races. All had districts drawn by Republi-cans after the last Census in 2010.

The AP analysis also found that Republicans won as many as 22 addi-tional U.S. House seats over what would have been expected based on the average vote share in congressional districts across the country. That helped provide the GOP with a comfortable majority that stood at 241-194 over Democrats after the 2016 elections — a 10 percentage point margin

AP analysis: Gerrymandering benefited Republicans in 2016

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Trump eagerThere are potential ben-

efits to a meeting with Putin. A face-to-face meeting can humanize the two sides and often removes some of the intrigue involved in impersonal, telephone com-munication. Trump — the ultimate dealmaker — has repeatedly suggested that he can replace the Obama-era damage in the U.S.-Russia relationship with a partner-ship, particularly on issues like the ongoing Syria con-flict.

There are big risks, though. Trump is known to veer off-script, creating the possibility for a high-stakes diplomatic blunder. In a brief Oval Office meeting with top Russian diplomats last month, Trump revealed highly classified informa-tion about an Islamic State group threat to airlines that was relayed to him by Israel, according to a senior admin-istration official. The White House defended the disclo-sures as “wholly appropri-ate.”

In addition, many observ-ers warn that Putin is not to be trusted.

Oleg Kalugin, a former general with Russia’s main security agency, known as the KGB, said Putin, a shrewd and experienced pol-itician, has “other priorities” than discussing the accusa-tions that Russia hacked the U.S. election with Trump, such as easing sanctions, raising oil prices, as well as next year’s presidential elec-tions in Russia.

“Putin knows how to redirect a conversation in his favor,” Kalugin said.

Nina Khrushcheva, a Russian affairs professor at the New School, said Trump is in an “impossible posi-tion.”

“He can’t be too nice to

Putin because it’s going to be interpreted in a way that suggests he has a special relationship with Russia,” she said. “He can’t be too mean because Putin has long arms and KGB thinking. So Trump needs to have a good relationship with him but he also needs to fulfill his campaign promises of estab-lishing better relations with Russia.”

The White House said no final decision has been made about whether a meet-ing will take place. It did not respond to questions about the opposing views within the administration.

Bilateral meetings are common during summits like the G20, where many world leaders and their advisers are gathered in one place. The meetings are typ-ically highly choreographed affairs, with everything from the way the two lead-ers shake hands to the looks that they exchange and the actual words spoken offer-ing glimpses into the state of affairs.

The last U.S.-Russia bilateral meeting was a 2015 encounter between Putin and President Barack Obama that began with an awkward handshake and ended with progress on the brutal civil war in Syria.

That 2015 meeting, the first in two years, involved a 90-minute sit-down at U.N. headquarters. Putin and U.S. officials later said the two leaders had made progress on issues related to Syria, which had strained their already tense relationship. For the Obama administra-tion, cautious engagement was the name of the game, with the U.S. working tire-lessly to find middle ground with Moscow on Syria, Ukraine and other issues.

The disconnect between

Trump and his advisers in the State Department and National Security Council over Russia runs deeper than the debate over a G20 bilat-eral.

A former administration official who spoke anony-mously to discuss classified information said that frustra-tion is growing among for-eign policy advisers over the failure of the White House to embrace a more cautious and critical approach to Rus-sia. All 17 U.S. intelligence agencies have agreed Russia was behind last year’s hack of Democratic email sys-tems and tried to influence the 2016 election to benefit Trump.

Trump has to directly “say to Putin, ‘We’re not happy about you interfer-ing in our election,”’ said Steven Pifer, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. “If you don’t say that, you are going to get hammered by the press and Congress and you can guarantee Congress will pass sanctions legisla-tion against Russia.”

“They also need to keep their expectations very, very modest,” added Pifer. “If they aim for a homerun in Hamburg, my guess is they’ll strike out.”

(Continued from Page 1)Gerrymanderingin seats, even though Repub-lican candidates received just 1 percentage point more total votes nationwide.

“The outcome was already cooked in, if you will, because of the way the districts were drawn,” said John McGlennon, a long-time professor of govern-ment and public policy at the College of William & Mary in Virginia who ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a Democrat in the 1980s.

A separate statistical anal-ysis conducted for AP by the Princeton University Ger-rymandering Project found the extreme Republican advantages in some states were no fluke. The Repub-lican edge in Michigan’s state House districts had only a 1-in-16,000 probabil-ity of occurring by chance; in Wisconsin’s Assembly districts, there was a mere 1-in-60,000 likelihood of it happening randomly, the analysis found.

The AP’s analysis was based on an “efficiency gap” formula developed by University of Chicago law professor Nick Stepha-nopoulos and Eric McGhee, a researcher at the nonparti-san Public Policy Institute of California. Their mathemati-cal model was cited last fall as “corroborative evidence” by a federal appeals court panel that struck down Wis-consin’s Assembly districts as an intentional partisan gerrymander in violation of Democratic voters’ rights to representation. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal.

Stephanopoulos and McGhee computed effi-ciency gaps for four decades of congressional and state House races starting in 1972, concluding the pro-Repub-lican maps enacted after the 2010 Census resulted in “the most extreme gerrymanders in modern history.”

The efficiency gap for-

mula compares the state-wide average share of the vote a party receives in each district with the state-wide percentage of seats it wins, taking into account a common political expecta-tion: For each 1 percentage point gain in its statewide vote share, a party normally increases its seat share by 2 percentage points.

The AP used their meth-od to calculate efficiency gaps for all states that held partisan House or Assembly elections for all of their dis-tricts in 2016.

Michigan provides a good example of how the formula works.

Last fall, voters statewide split their ballots essentially 50-50 between Republican and Democratic state House candidates. Yet Republicans won 57 percent of the House seats, claiming 63 seats to the Democrats’ 47. That amounted to an efficiency gap of 10.3 percent favor-ing Republicans, one of the highest advantages among all states.

Republicans controlled both Michigan legislative chambers and the gover-nor’s office when the maps were redrawn in 2011. The Michigan House redistrict-ing effort was led by then-state Rep. Pete Lund, who denied gerrymandering dis-tricts to favor Republicans. He blamed Democrats for their own losses.

“The Democrats don’t know how to run cam-paigns; they’re horrible at it,” he said.

In addition to Michigan, the analysis found a signifi-cant Republican tilt in South Dakota, Wisconsin and Florida, all of which had a Republican-controlled redis-tricting process after the 2010 Census.

Democrats had high efficiency gap scores in Colorado and Nevada, two places where they won state House majorities in 2016 even though Republican

candidates received more total statewide votes. Colo-rado’s map was drawn by a Democratic-dominated commission that Republi-cans criticized as “politi-cally vindictive.” Nevada’s districts were decided by a court, but Republicans com-plained at the time that they appeared more favorable to Democrats.

The AP also calculated efficiency gap scores for U.S. House elections, trans-lating those into estimates of extra seats won because of partisan advantages.

In Pennsylvania, Repub-licans won 13 of the 18 con-gressional seats last year, three more than would be expected based on the par-ty’s vote share, according to the AP analysis.

“There’s one answer for that, one word: gerryman-der,” said Terry Madonna, director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin & Marshall Col-lege in Lancaster, Pennsyl-vania.

In Texas, Republicans gained nearly four excess congressional seats com-pared to projections from a typical votes-to-seats ratio, according to the AP’s analysis. The efficiency gap scores show Republicans picked up at least two excess seats each in Michigan and North Carolina.

One of the largest Demo-cratic congressional advan-tages was in Maryland, where Democrats controlled redistricting.

The national Republican State Leadership Commit-tee, the force behind the par-ty’s surge in state legislative elections, attributes its victo-ries to candidates who better represent their communities.

For Democrats to com-plain of gerrymandering is “pure nonsense,” said Matt Walter, the Republican com-mittee’s president.

“That’s just a baseless supposition to blame that all on line-drawing,” he said.

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By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last year, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in his death, according to an announcement Mon-day by her attorneys and the Minneapolis suburb that employed the officer.

The settlement to be paid to Valerie Cas-tile, who is the trustee for her family in the case, will avoid a federal wrongful death lawsuit stemming from Philando Castile’s death. The 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker was killed by St. Anthony officer Jeronimo Yanez during a traffic stop July 6 after Castile told the officer he was armed. Castile had a permit for his gun.

The shooting gained widespread atten-tion after Castile’s girlfriend, who was in the car with her then-4-year-old daughter, livestreamed its gruesome aftermath on Facebook.

Yanez, who is Latino, was acquitted of manslaughter and other charges earlier this month. The jury’s decision prompted days of protests, including one in St. Paul that shut down Interstate 94 for hours and ended with 18 arrests.

The $2.995 million settlement will be paid by the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust, which holds the insurance policy for the city of St. Anthony. It requires approval by a state court, which could take several weeks. The statement from the city and Castile’s attorneys says no taxpayer money will be used to fund the settlement.

Robert Bennett, who along with attorney Glenda Hatchett is representing Valerie Cas-

tile, said the idea behind the settlement was to move expeditiously rather than have the case drawn out in federal court, a process that would “exacerbate and reopen terrible wounds.” The settlement will also allow the family, the city and community to work toward healing, Bennett said.

“No amount of money could ever replace Philando,” the joint statement said. “With resolution of the claims the family will continue to deal with their loss through the important work of the Philando Castile Relief Foundation.”

A Facebook page for the nonprofit foun-dation says it was established to help vic-tims of gun violence and to provide relief for the grieving.

During his trial, Yanez, 29, testified that Castile ignored his commands not to pull out his gun. The officer said he feared for his life. According to squad-car video that captured the shooting, Castile said: “I’m not pulling it out” before Yanez fired seven rapid shots. Castile’s last words after the shooting were “I wasn’t reaching ...”

Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, later said Castile was reaching for his wallet.

The squad-car video shows the shooting, but does not show what happened inside the car or what Yanez saw, leaving room for reasonable doubt.

After Yanez’s acquittal, the city of St. Anthony said it was offering Yanez a “vol-untary separation agreement” from the police department, and he would no lon-ger be an on-duty officer. The department serves the cities of St. Anthony, Lauderdale and Falcon Heights, where the shooting occurred.

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sequoia tree with a history rooted in conservation is standing in the way of prog-ress.

The tree was sent to Idaho more than a century ago by naturalist John Muir and was planted in a doctor’s Boise yard. The 10-story tree is on the move again, this time shifting across the street to make way for a hospital expansion. The tree is expected to reach its new turf Sunday.

St. Luke’s Health Sys-tem is spending $300,000 to move the 98-foot tree.

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Financial FocusDeclare Your Financial

Independence DayWe’re getting close to the Fourth

of July, when we celebrate our many freedoms. The U.S. Constitution grants us many of these liberties, but we have to earn others - such as our financial freedom. How can you achieve this goal?

For starters, always contribute as much as you can afford to your available retirement plans, such as your IRA and 401(k).

Also, try to control your debts as much as possible. The lower your debt load, the more money you’ll have to save and invest. You might also try to build an emergency fund, with the money kept in a low-risk, liquid account. Such a fund can help you avoid dipping into your long-term investments to pay for unex-pected costs, such as a big car repair.

Finally, don’t ignore your protec-tion needs. Make sure you have adequate disability insurance to safeguard your income should you become ill or injured. And you need sufficient life insurance to protect your family’s financial security.

By making the right moves, you can declare your own financial in-dependence. And when that day arrives, it’s worth celebrating - even without the fireworks.

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Indiana Roundup80-plus jobs being cut at

Logansport auto-parts plantLOGANSPORT, Ind. (AP) — More

than 80 workers will soon be laid off from a northern Indiana auto-parts factory for its second large round of job cuts in the past two years.

Carter Fuel Systems says it plans to lay off 82 hourly workers and an undetermined number of salaried employees from its Logansport factory starting in late August.

The (Logansport) Pharos-Tribune reports the fuel pump assembly plant now has 260 total workers. The company says the job cuts are meant “to better meet the current business climate” but declined to elaborate.

More than 100 jobs were cut in 2015 at the factory, which was sold off by Federal Mogul in 2013.

Ideas sought for new use of old Indianapolis City HallINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Developers

are being asked for ideas on potential uses for the vacant old Indianapolis City Hall building.

City officials are making the request after pulling support in March for a $55 million project incorporating the building in a new 150-room hotel that was announced in 2015 but never started.

City development director Emily Mack says officials are keeping an open mind on what would be the best use for the 107-year-old four-story limestone building on the eastern side of downtown. Proposals will be accepted until Aug. 11.

City offices moved from the building in the 1960s and it housed the Indiana State Museum for more than 30 years. It been largely unused since it was the interim Indi-anapolis Central Library from 2002 to 2007.

Weekend fire destroys Bloomington flooring store

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The co-owner of a southern Indiana flooring busi-ness destroyed by a weekend fire says he’ll rebuild the three-decade-old family-owned store.

Saturday’s fire reduced Bounds and McPike Flooring in Bloomington to smol-dering ruins. No one was injured.

Bloomington Fire Chief Jason Moore says the investigation continues into what may have sparked the fire at the the 10,000-square-foot carpet and flooring store. He says the building was inspected in February and minor infractions were cor-rected during a follow-up March inspection.

Co-owner Brad Bounds says the fire has left the store’s 15 full-time employees out of a job and will also impact about 18 crews of two to three people the store regularly con-tracts work out to.

Bounds tells The Herald-Times he’s determined to rebuild, but says it will be tough.

Church in Howe sustains $50K in vandalism damages

HOWE, Ind. (AP) — Vandals who broke into a northern Indiana church caused about $50,000 in damage to stained glass win-dows, furniture and equipment.

The LaGrange County Sheriff’s Depart-ment says the burglary and vandalism of the Pretty Prairie United Methodist Church hap-pened Friday night or early Saturday.

The department is seeking tips from the public on the attack on the church in the town of Howe, about 40 miles east of South Bend.

The Elkhart Truth reports that the vandal or vandals used a blunt instrument to force their way into the church before vandalizing the interior.

Conservation group adds land to Indiana preserveBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A con-

servation group has bought 115 acres that’s mostly farmland near Bloomington as an addition to a nature preserve.

The Sycamore Land Trust says the two parcels are within the Beanblossom Creek Bicentennial Conservation Area, which stretches across northern Monroe County from Lake Lemon to just outside the town of Gosport. The purchase gives the land trust nearly 1,350 acres in the conservation area, where it aims to provide habitat for wildlife and native plants.

Sycamore spokeswoman Abby Perfetti tells The (Bloomington) Herald-Times that it will allow the farmland to revert to mainly wetlands and woods.

She says the new land won’t be open to the public for some time, as preparation work needs to be done on the property.

East Chicago preps for 2nd phase of marina upgradeEAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — A north-

western Indiana city that recently installed new docks along its Lake Michigan mari-na is set to spruce up that harbor area with lighting, shaded sitting areas and landscap-ing.

East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland says the Harborwalk project will also add a floating fountain, a lighted handrail and make other improvements along the city’s lakefront. Copeland is hosting a Monday groundbreaking for the project with the city’s port authority.

He says the $3.5 million in improve-ments will make the marina a beautiful place residents can enjoy for generations.

Those improvements will be done in two phases and should be completed by Labor Day.

The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports East Chicago recently spent $4.7 million demolishing the marina’s 260 aging boat docks and replacing them with 150 new ones.

INCIDENTSCity:Saturday, 8:01 a.m., 825 S.

Marion St. Syringe and a pill bottle found while tearing down a house. Items were collected for disposal.

Saturday, 5:49 p.m., Sunrise Way. Two girls soliciting in the area; they cussed at children when told their mother was busy. Juve-niles were advised to be polite and the get a solicitation permit.

Saturday, 9:56 p.m., South Beth Avenue. Report of fireworks in the area.

Saturday, 10:31 p.m., Elm Drive. Report of “ongoing” fire-works.

Saturday, 10:55 p.m., 800 block of Riverview Drive. Complaint of people throwing fireworks from a vehicle. Officer located a vehicle matching the description on Elm Drive, and juveniles reportedly admitting throwing a firecracker; they reported fireworks had first been thrown at them. They were advised to call the police if some-thing like that happens.

Saturday, 11:07 p.m., 310 E. Ohio St., Washington Park. Group of people playing loud music in the park. They were advised to turn it down.

Sunday, 9:42 a.m., 204 E. Mar-ket St., Bluffton Police Depart-ment. Report of someone receiv-ing threats in reference to a dat-ing website. Complainant reports being advised to go to Walmart to purchase gift cards to send to a phone number with an area code in Virginia.

Sunday, 3:30 p.m., home on Sunrise Way. Report of burning trash. Turns out, smell was from a grill.

Sunday, 5:11 p.m., 600 block of South Marion Street. Report of a woman scared by a dog running at large. Owner of the dog was advised about the dog running at large.

Sunday, 10:52 p.m., 58 Capri Court, Capri Meadows Apart-ments. Report of loud “booms” in the area. Believed to be fireworks.

Today, 12:51 a.m. and 12:53

a.m., Capri Meadows Apartments. Report of fireworks in the area.

County:Friday, 7:55 p.m., 420 N. Jeffer-

son St., Honegger Animal Clinic, Ossian. Report of a man walk-ing around the clinic. Employee arrived and advised it was a fam-ily member of the employee who walks dogs there.

Friday, 10:40 p.m., 400 block of Highland Drive. Residential alarm. Homeowner said he went out back to smoke a cigarette and forgot to disable the alarm.

Saturday, 4:36 p.m., 300 block of Bittersweet Lane, Ossian. Report of stolen credit cards. Woman reported an unauthorized charge from China.

Saturday, 6:47 p.m., 800 block of Park Drive, Ossian. Report of fireworks in the area of Zuercher Park.

Sunday, 8:12 p.m., Country Place Apartments, Ossian. Chairs on fire at the apartments on Coun-tryside Drive. Firefighters knocked the fire down with a water can.

ACCIDENTSCounty:Saturday, 6:19 a.m., 3731N-Ind.

1. Kristy Painter, no age or address given, was driving north on Ind. 1 when she struck a deer.

Sunday, 1:36 a.m., 600W-300N. Thomas L. Smith, 47, Huntington, was arrested following an acci-dent (see arrests) in which he was allegedly traveling north on 600W when he crossed the center line and continued into oncoming traffic then left the roadway. The vehicle ended up on its roof. An arrest report states Smith told sheriff’s deputies he had six to seven beers earlier. A Breathalyzer test revealed a blood alcohol content of .267, according to an accident report.

ARRESTSIsis Zhane Whitsett, 23, Fort

Wayne; probation violation. No bond set.

William Kirk Michael Jr., 36, Craigville; burglary, a Level 4 felony, and theft, a Class A misde-meanor. Bond set at $11,500.

Clint Joseph Dankson, 34,

Bluffton; contempt of court. Bond set at $500.

Justin Michael Adams, 35, Bluffton; contempt of court. Bond set at $500.

Dane Owens, 44, Huntington; operating while intoxicated involv-ing endangerment, a Class A mis-demeanor. Bond set at $1,500.

Allen Lane Doyle, 32, Portland; failure to appear, a Class A misde-meanor. No bond set.

Cody Michael Cox, 25, Ossian; possession of marijuana/hashish, a Class B misdemeanor, and pos-session of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond set at $1,500.

Thomas Lloyd Smith, 47, Hun-tington; driving while suspended, a Class A misdemeanor, no financial responsibility, a Class C misde-meanor, operating while intoxicat-ed greater than or equal to a BAC of 0.15 percent, a Class A misde-meanor, and operating while intox-icated involving endangerment, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond set at $3,500.

Wells Superior CourtCriminal Cases

Steven Arguelles, 24, Bluffton, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia. Charge of possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance dismissed. Sentenced to 365 days in jail on the first charge, with all but 60 days suspended, 60 days in jail and assessed $183 in court costs for the second charge. Arrested March 14 after Arguelles, who was on pro-bation at the time, told sher-iff’s deputies he could not make it to Community Cor-rections for check-in. When deputies went to his home to check on him, they found a package of synthetic mari-juana. Other evidence col-lected later included pieces of pipe and marjiuana and rolling papers.

Preliminary plea of not guilty filed for Noah J. Hay-wood, 18, Bluffton, on one count of escape, a Level 6 felony. Bond set at $5,000. Allison Sprunger appointed public defender. Charged after leaving his home to go to a back patio on June 11. He was not allowed to be outside the home per home detention agreement.

InfractionsDarren L. Jones, 34, Mar-

ion; driving while suspend-ed, Ind. 1 at Ind. 218.

Civil CasesRelease of judgment filed

for AAA Acceptance Corp., Fort Wayne, against James Frantz, Bluffton.

Complaint filed in the amount of $1,728.33 for Discover Bank, New Alba-ny, Ohio, against Colten Huffman, Bluffton.

Complaint filed in the

amount of $2,341.27 for Barclays Bank Delaware, Merrillville, against Marsha A. James, Bluffton.

Judgment filed in the amount $1,092 for Mick Cupp, Bluffton, against Morgan Zanzinger, Bluff-ton.

Agreed judgments filed for Bluffton Regional Medical Center against: Brady Johnson, Bluffton, $3,416.65; Claude Marshall, Poneto, $2,344; Bradley L. Roeback, Ossian, $585.78; and Machelle R. Smeltzer, Bluffton, $3,398.43.

Default judgment in the amount of $7,849.38 for Three Rivers Federal Credit Union, Fort Wayne, against Ashley Brock, Ossian.

Dismissal filed for Stoney Creek Estates, Keno-sha, Wis., against Victoria Fensel, Markle.

Default judgment and decree of foreclosure filed in the amount of $91,76195 filed for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo., against Shawna L. McVay, Union-dale.

Judgment following bench trial ordered in the amount of $1,300 for Stoney Creek Estates LLC, Keno-sha, Wis., against Johnathon Price and Rebecca Place, Markle.

Complaint filed in the amount of $2,825.58 for Barclays Bank Delaware, Merrillville, against Gary D. Shady, Bluffton.

Notices of claim filed for AAA Acceptance Corp., Fort Wayne, against: Kristen Wells, Craigville, $1,316; Misty and Steven Kershner, Ossian, $3,974.90; Annette Smith, Bluffton, $1,996.50; Louise Leistman, Bluff-ton, $2,451.40; Melissa Crowder, Bluffton, $2,387;

Charles Williams, Gas City, $1,313; Veronica Oliver, Bluffton, $3,541.20; and Alyssa Thurman, Markle, $2,602.

Complaint for violation of the Wells County Com-prehensive Zoning Ordi-nance filed by the Wells County Area Plan Commis-sion against John E. Hof-stetter. APC is claiming in the suit that Hoftstetter has violated the county’s zoning ordinance at 5433E-100S, Bluffton, by maintaining a trailer on blocks surrounded by junk. The suit observes, “The significant amount of junk on this property has accumulated such that it is being treated as a junk yard.” Repeated attempts since 2012 to get Hofstet-ter to comply with the ordi-nance have failed, the suit observes. The suit seeks to force Hofstetter to clean up his property or face fines not less than $2,500 per day per offense if he does not.

Order of dismissal filed for Skyline Village Apart-ments, Markle, against Cloyd Prouty, Markle.

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Prosecutor: No charges against two officers in man’s shooting

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Two central Indiana police offi-cers won’t face charges for shooting a man who they said tried to run them down with his car following an attempted traffic stop.

Delaware County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Eric Hoffman said a State Police investigation into the incident found “no evidence that the two Muncie police officers who discharged their firearms that day committed any criminal acts.”

Charles Kevin Dinkins, 48, was shot and wounded by the officers on March 24, and then crashed into a parked pickup truck along a city street, The Star Press reported.

The Muncie man was hospitalized for a few days before being transferred to the Delaware County jail.

Dinkins faces charges of attempted aggravated battery, criminal recklessness, resisting law enforcement and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident. He remains jailed on $40,000 bond pending a trial scheduled for July 17.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana airport has expanded its incentives package with the aim of attracting new international air service.

The Indianapolis Interna-tional Airport has increased the amount of marketing support available for new international flights, The Indianapolis Business Jour-nal reported. The incentives include banners, digital advertising and vinyl floor decals at the airport. Other incentives include fee waiv-ers and rent reductions dur-ing the first two years.

The airport currently only has direct international flights to Cancun, Mexico and Toronto, Canada. The airport is trying to attract its first transatlantic flight, with London as a top priority.

The airline had previ-

ously offered up to $50,000 in marketing support for the first year of a new interna-tional service. Under the expanded program, airlines

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The June 16 edition of the News Banner had a story about Jenna Yonker’s film production of “Mag-gie B.” I personally had the opportunity to watch some of the filming of this production and what a true pleasure it was to have this experience.

Jenna and her film crew came from New York as a team on a mission. Each person on the team had a specific job. Jenna and her crew had a plan and worked long hours to carry out the plan and accomplish their goal in just one short week.

Amazing does not fully describe Jenna and her crew. These young people were so talented and creative. They were very polite and friend-ly. I watched them joke and laugh while continuing to stay on task. I watched how they interacted with each

other, the cast, and all those who came out to support them. Their interaction was both professional and per-sonal.

Each day in the news we see so many bad things hap-pening in the world. We hear people talk that things just aren’t the way they used to be. Reading about Jenna’s production and watching her crew work showed me that we need to continue to have faith in our youth. There are still many great young people in our world and our future is bright if we con-tinue to believe in them and focus on the positives.

Congratulations to Jenna Yonker on her accomplish-ments! She is a great rep-resentative for Bluffton and she will be great in her future endeavors.

JIM BUETERBluffton

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On this date:In 1483, Richard III began his

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In 1870, the first section of Atlantic City, New Jersey’s Board-walk was opened to the public.

In 1925, Charles Chaplin’s clas-sic comedy “The Gold Rush” pre-miered at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

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In 1950, President Harry S. Tru-man authorized the U.S. Air Force and Navy to enter the Korean War.

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A high stakes health reform vote at handFreshman Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young

articulated this month what should be a no-brainer: The looming health care reform legislation should be a bipartisan effort. Young wrote to the 48 members of the Senate Democratic caucus, “If we are going to achieve lasting results, we need to reach bipartisan conclusions. I firmly believe the best solution possible can be reached by working together. As this debate advances, give me a call; I would be happy to grab a cup of coffee and hear your thoughts and ideas.”

He found partial agreement with Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly, who said on the Senate floor June 19, “Indiana and our country would be better off if we could work together to produce bipartisan legislation rather than a partisan bill drafted in secret and voted on without input or a single Senate hearing.”

Where Donnelly parts with Young is his belief that President Trump and congressional Republicans purposely blew up Obamacare instead of working over the past seven years to evolve the law. In his view, this has accelerated under President Trump. On Wednesday, we learned that Indianapolis-based Anthem and MDWise are pulling out of the Indiana Obamacare exchange. Anthem covered 46,000 Hoo-siers in all 92 counties; MDWise covers 30,000 and it plans to emphasize service to the 370,000 Hoosiers in the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0. Under the House plan passed on May 4, a rapid Medicaid defunding could destabilize the state’s hospital system and the General Assembly could be faced with a HIP 2.0 funding gap in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Donnelly used quotes from President Trump last winter that he wanted to “blow up” Obamacare, then blame Democrats. “I don’t want people to get hurt,” Trump the Wall Street Journal. “What I think should happen, and will happen, is the Democrats will start calling me and negotiating.” As Slate’s Jordan Weiss-mann observed, “Welcome to the Tony Soprano school of health policymaking.”

Donnelly explained, “If your house needs repairs, you don’t set the house on fire. You work to fix the issues. If we’re serious about improving the health care system in this country, we can do it, and we can do it working together. But the first step is to do no harm, to stop doing damage to the current system and to the people who rely on it. Health care is not a game. This is about people’s health, economic security and real lives.”

On Thursday, after Senate Republicans repeated the Democratic policy sin of 2009-2010 by develop-ing a partisan health reform bill in secret, the details of the new legislation that could be voted on this week emerged, coming a week after President Trump called the House-passed American Health Care Act “mean.” When that plan passed on May 4, he invited House Republicans over and celebrated with a Rose

Garden beer party. Trump is clueless on the emerging details. He simply wants to sign something/anything and declare a big-deal victory.

For those of you who do delve into policy, the Senate plan would, accord-ing to Axios and NBC’s First Read: Keep subsidies like Obamacare, but only up to 350 percent of the federal poverty level starting in 2020, not the Affordable Care Act’s 400 percent. It will have a four-year reinsurance program to help state insurance

markets. The ACA’s cost-sharing reduction subsidies – one of the main things insurers say they need – would be funded through 2019. States would get

to waive some of the ACA’s insurance regulations. Medicaid expansion will be phased out more slowly than in the House bill, ending the expansion in 2024. And there will be a massive $3,000-a-year tax cut for Mr. Moneybags; Joe Sixpack’s will be in the $200 to $300 range, according to economist Steven Rattner.

NBC’s First Read notes: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is calling this a ‘discussion draft,’ but the vote is still supposed to happen (this) week. Does the bill already include, for example, a dedicated fund to combat the opioid crisis? Are all its funding levels filled in – and final? On an already compressed timeline, how much negotiating will happen at the 11th hour?”

And Axios observes something that should make Sen. Young happy: Democrats (and Republicans) will have a “virtually unlimited opportunity to amend it during the budget process on the floor” next week, per Chairman Lamar Alexander.

So there will be high political drama as we head into the Fourth of July. Conservatives like Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul see the emerging Senate plan as “Obamacare Lite.” Moderates like Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and West Virginia’s Shelley Moore Capito are wary of the Medicaid defunding. Both states, to a more severe degree than Indiana, are in the grips of the opioid/heroin/fentanyl pandemic, with Ohio expecting 30,000 overdose deaths this year.

The House-passed plan could have ended health coverage for up to 28 million people, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Its score of the Senate plan comes next week.

So the stakes are high. If Republicans don’t get this right, they will own it. Since 2010, Obamacare has eviscerated Democratic majorities in Congress and some 30 state legislatures.

It behooves everyone on Capitol Hill to work together and compromise. I’m not holding my breath.

The columnist is publisher of Howey Politics Indiana at www.howeypolitics.com. Find him on Facebook and Twitter @hwypol.

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Brian Howey

Is Ken looking good? No, but somebody thinks so

Ken has a man-bun.This is not big news across the

board, perhaps, but it illustrates a certain worldview to me and my only reaction can be: Huh?

The aging of otherwise static char-acters has always been interesting. Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead have been wandering the halls of Riverdale High School for 50 or 60 years without going to college, estab-lishing careers, or becoming parents or grandparents. Dennis the Menace has been “five and a half” since 1950, according to the comic strip’s website, although Jay North — the actor who played him in the 1959-63 TV series — was well beyond 5.5 years old at that time. (He’s 65 now, folks.)

Contemporary TV series have also had to figure this all out. Michael Weatherly played eternal adolescent Tony DiNozzo on NCIS from 2003 to 2016. He was nearly 50 when he left the show. Obviously, Tony had to either grow up or leave the show. At some point, it’s just not believable for a 47-year-old man, a trained pro-fessional in a demanding career, to be that incapable of growing up.

Which brings me to Ken and Barbie. Barbie made her debut as the teen fashion plate in 1959. Girls — including my wife — bought one and could dress her up to their liking. Ken, her erstwhile boyfriend, fol-lowed in 1961.

Reflecting the times, Ken and Barbie both now come in varying body types and varying skin colors. Barbie’s now available in curvy (hmmmm) and petite; Ken is offered with a “dad bod” (double hmmmm) and with what are described as “killer abs.”

He’s also offered with a man bun, that collection of hair gathered by a long-maned man who wants to corral his mop top for a while.

I’ve seen a few man buns here in Hoosierland. Not many, just a few. There are a few professional athletes (Joakim Noah, formerly of the Chicago Bulls) who wear them, but I really think they’re a rare commodity.

It’s the question about culture and society. Is man-bun Ken a trendsetter or a reflection of the world around us?

Here’s a better question: If I let my hair grow and tied it up in a man bun, would anyone take me seri-ously?

Answer: No.I have a 6-year-old granddaughter. I could see getting

her a Barbie doll at some point in time, but Ken with a man bun? Not so much. She’s on her own.

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Dave Schultz

Film crew, Jenna Yonker show our future is bright

News that the Senate health care bill crafted in secrecy was finally made public does nothing to ease legitimate concerns about the legisla-tion or the process that led to it.

That process has included no public hearings and no debate. Instead, a small group of Republican senators worked behind closed doors on a plan to replace the Afford-able Care Act, starting with the deeply flawed bill that was rushed through the House.

The Republican strategy is to expose Senate members to as little negative public attention as possible, with no angry town hall meetings and no swamped office phone lines. They hope to rush through a full floor vote by the Senate’s July 4 recess, leav-ing virtually no time for a meaningful review.

Unprecedented. And shameful, given the life-and-death stakes.

Count Hoosiers — including the 400,000 who are covered by Medicaid expansion (Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0) thanks to funds available through the ACA — among those worried and powerless to do anything about it.

What do Indiana’s representatives in the Senate have to say about this?

Not surprisingly, Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly released a statement criticizing GOP leaders for working in secret, “without a single Senate hear-ing” and called for bipartisan coopera-

tion.Indiana’s junior senator, Repub-

lican Todd Young, is a conservative who campaigned on repealing Obam-

acare. But Young has argued that the best way to improve the nation’s health care system is finding changes both sides can support.

Last month, Young reached out to the 48

members of the Senate Democratic caucus to talk about health care in a letter. “If we’re going to achieve last-ing results, we’re going to need to reach bipartisan conclusions,” Young wrote.

He has also said that Indiana’s Medicaid expansion, or HIP 2.0, is “essential.”

Those are encouraging words in these politically toxic times. But it will take more than words to ensure that the Senate doesn’t proceed in a reck-less and irresponsible way in remaking one-sixth of our economy and affect-ing millions of Americans.

Will Young go beyond words when push comes to shove? Will his vote reflect the concerns he expressed about finding changes both sides can support? Will he stand up to leaders of his party if he thinks the bill is flawed?

What’s really needed here is strong and committed leadership. And for Hoosiers, that starts with the two sena-tors elected to represent them. Their constituents will be watching.

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Will Indiana’s senators show courage, leadership in health care debate?

HoosierOpinions

Indiana U.S. SenatorsU.S. Senator Todd Young, a Republican, is in his first

six-year term. His position will be on the ballot in 2022.Washington office: B33 Russell Office Building, Wash-

ington DC, 20510, Phone: 202-224-5623.Fort Wayne office: 1300 S Harrison St., Suite 3161, Fort

Wayne IN 46802; phone (260) 426-3151.E-mail accessible through Sen. Young’s website: young.

senate.govU.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, a Democrat, is in his first

six-year term through 2018. 720 Hart Senate Office Build-ing, Washington, D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4814, Fax (202) 224-5011.

Fort Wayne office: 203 E. Berry St., Suite 702-B, Fort Wayne IN 46802; 260-420-4955

Email accessible through his website: donnelly.senate.gov

Who’s WhoA continuing series on how to contact government officials

Ossian Presbyterian VBS

June 25-29Ossian Presbyterian

Church will sponsor their Vacation Bible School June 25-29 from 6 to 8:15 p.m. A closing program will be held at 7:30 p.m. on June 29. The theme is “SonQuest Rain-forest VBS.”

The church is located at 123 S. Jefferson Street. All children entering preschool (age 4+) through sixth grade during the 2017-2018 school year are eligible to attend. Call the church office at 622-4288 to reg-ister, or print a form from OssianChurch.com

Family Bible Camp June 27-29

Starting on Tuesday, June 27 at 5:50 p.m. Living Faith Missionary Church will offer a Family Bible Camp.

The camp will run each evening through Thursday, June 29. The theme will be “All In” for God.

There will be activities for kids in fifth grade and younger. Adults and teens will have their own talk and game time around a camp-fire. A nursery is available for infants.

Registration is available online at www.LFMC.info or call 260-222-7194. The church is located at 17718 Bluffton Road, Yoder. For more infomration call 260-622-7103.

Fun & fellowship June 29

Fun and fellowship will be held Thursday, June 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ossian Nazarene Church. The community is welcome to sketch, draw, paint, knit, crochet, press flowers or do another related activity. Par-ticipants should bring their own supplies plus a light lunch carry in item.

The church is located at 302 North Metts St. Call Lois Swihart at 227-1732 for more information.

NHS Class of 2007 to hold

reunion July 21Norwell High School’s

class of 2007 will hold its 10 year reunion on Friday, July 21 in the center field picnic area at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne dur-ing a TinCaps baseball game.

The evening will start at 5:30 p.m. and continue through the game and end with a fireworks display. Cost is $24 per person and $17 for each child ages 2-7. There will be an all-you-can-eat meal.

Contact Chandler Har-nish for reservations on Facebook or email at har-nish.chandler@outlook.com.

L I F E S T Y L E S MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2017 • The News-Banner • Page 5

Zanesville News by Melba Edwards

I cannot believe that I am writing this last column in the month of June! We all have just one month to get ready for the Zanesville Lions Summer Festival that will be held on July 29. It’s time to get your cars out and polished, your crafts ready for sale, your rummage and garage sale items gathered and also need to get all your family, friends, and neigh-bors to come and enter into the fun, food, and other activities planned.

Remember to call these numbers if you need infor-mation: Kenny Edwards, 638-4327, 479-8235; Marti Wilson, 715-2378, for booths; Dianna Miller, 705-0534, for garage sales.

For updates go to our Facebook page, Zanesville Lions Club Summer Festi-val.

For other information call Tara Bowersock at 638-2015 or Melba Edwards at 638-4387.

Dianna Miller will be handling our a newsletter and the brochure of events this week. She hopes to get them to every house in town. Dianna is the head of the Zanesville Revitalization group,

Games are still sched-uled for the Zanesville Lions Ballpark on VanHorn Street. This week we start out with the Church League which will be playing three games at 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 on Monday, June 26. The Aces traveling team will play at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27. The Heat traveling team will play on Wednesday, June 28, at 6 p.m. We end

the week with the Church League and three games on Friday, June 30.

There may be a rainout on Thursday, June 29.

Remember to come and buy lots of fun balldiamond food at our concession stand.

A few apple dumplings may still be available this week at the County Line Pizza. Thanks to all of you who bought them as the Lions really appreciate our supporters.

While you are at the games visit the Zanesville Lions Free Library and take home some books. If you are interested ask at the con-cession stand and someone will show you lots of books inside the clubhouse. You may also call me, 638-4327, if you are interested in look-ing at the books at another time. We have lots of travel books, cookbooks, novels, more kids books and books for reference.

Centershot begins on Monday, July 10, in Zanes-ville. No archery experi-ence is required! Sign up by July 4! Registrations are available at the Zanesville Community Church of God. Youth ages 10 and up may participate.

Centershot is an eight week faithbased archery training program designed by the International Minis-terial Fellowship. The goals of the program are to teach students the fundamentals of archery as it is taught by the National Archery in the Schools Program and to teach students the funda-mentals of living their life

for God through His Son Jesus Christ.

Centershot is being held at the Zanesville Commu-nity Church of God, 11972 Marzane Rd., Mondays, July 10, through Aug. 28, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Contact Pas-tor Steve at 260-638-4239, steve.zcog@gmail.com.

Or Nine Mile United Methodist Church at 6303 Winters Rd., Fort Wayne, Tuesdays, July 11 to Aug. 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Con-tact the Church at 260-747-3459.

If you are not signed up for the Church of God’s Centershot archery program it is fun to be a spectator. You are invited to come and watch. Bring a lawn chair or sit in your car. The shoot takes place along the County Line Road just north of the church. After a short meet-ing in the church building, the archers will come out and begin about 6:10 p.m. This program continues on Monday evenings through August.

This is the last week for the kids to enjoy the Zanes-ville Youth Program. On Tuesday the group will meet at the church’s Tower Life Center for games, snacks, and other activities. On Thursday they will travel to River Terrace in Bluffton to sing to the residents there. First off they will stop for donuts.

Another successful year for ZYP as Wendy Bai-ley reports that there were approximately 100 kids, including the Junior Lead-ers, that enjoyed the pro-gram this year.

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Oria the dog will be in the Story Hour Room at the Main Library in Bluffton on Monday mornings at 10:30 a.m. and Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. during the sum-mer (with the exception of July 3), as part of the Tail Waggin’ Tutors program.

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she runs like the wind is trained through “Therapy Dogs International” by her owners, David and Carol Butler of rural Bluffton.

Children can come and read to Oria for 15 minutes, for both fun and to help gain confidence in their reading. It will count toward their requirements for the Sum-

mer Reading Program or they can just practice their reading this summer, since Oria is a very sweet and patient listener.

Call the library at 824-1612 and ask for the Chil-dren’s Room to set up a time to read to Oria. They will also work “drop-ins” in to the schedule.

Oria the dog part of Tail Waggin’ Tutors at Wells County Library

Mason and Adalynn Fiechter, children of Nick and Jessica Fiechter, are shown with Oria the dog. (Photo provided)

Monday, June 26Swiss Stitchers Quilt

Gui ld—Social Corner at Swiss Village; 7 p.m. Susan’s topic will be “Making Yourself the Hip-pest Grandma”. Come prepared to sign up to be in charge of a meeting in 2018 and/or 2019 as we prepare the new program brochure. Visitors are wel-come. Show and tell items and magazines for the sale table and door prize items. 260-692-6227.

Every TuesdayOptimist Club — Meets

each Tuesday morning at 6:45 a.m. at Corner Depot Restaurant in Bluffton.

Every Wednesday The Kiwanis of Greater

Bluffton Club meets at noon every Wednesday at Milli’s.

Every ThursdayTake Off Pounds Sen-

sibly—Group will meet at Lilac Lane Clubhouse, 1550 Plaza Dr., from 5-6 p.m. Weigh in between 5 and 6 p.m. Call 260-824-9341.

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By NATHANIEL SILLINSeason ticket holder or

first timer, watching your team take the field or visit-ing new teams in a differ-ent venue, gripping your seat tightly during the fin-ger-biting last minutes of a close game or cheering on a decisive win – sports can certainly be some of the best entertainment possible.

Whether you enjoy baseball, football, soccer, hockey or any other sport, the roaring crowd, sights and smells that fill a stadium have something to offer everyone. A little planning can help keep your costs under control, and you can apply the ideas below to almost any sporting event.

Save money on the tickets. You may be stick-ing with your home team through thick and thin, but you can still look for ways to save money. Avoiding the most popular games, such as those on the weekends and when you’re playing against big-name teams, can be help. To further maxi-mize your savings, consider the following tips:

Find tickets on reseller websites. Buying tickets from a scalper could save you money, but it also opens you up to the possibility of getting scammed. Instead, you could look for second-hand tickets on legitimate reseller websites that verify authenticity and guarantee your purchase.

Connect with a season ticket holder. Try to con-nect with a season ticket holder who can’t make a game and offer to buy their tickets. Even if they’re

going to the game, a sea-son ticket holder might be able to get you a good deal. For instance, Major League Soccer (MLS) season ticket members can sometimes get a discount on additional tickets.

Check for an employee discount. Some companies offer their employees dis-counted tickets to sporting

events as a ben-efit. Government employees and current military members or vet-erans may also

be eligible. However, some-times you can only choose from a limited list of games.

Join the fan club. Becom-ing a member of a team’s official fan club can cost $20 to $40 a year and could more than pay for itself with discounts on tickets or gear and access to special events.

Go during the preseason. Preseason tickets can be especially cheap. In 2016, you could buy preseason NFL tickets for less than $10. You may not get to see your favorite players on the field, but it you could still save money while spending quality time with your kids or friends.

Try the minor league. A minor league game can be a fun alternative to a major league game. Some of the teams have an enthusiastic and loyal fan base and the stadiums are often smaller, which lets you get closer to the action. The extras, like parking and snacks, are often cheaper as well.

Timing your purchase can also be important. If you suspect a game will sell out, it may be better to buy early than risk having to pay

above face value on a resell-er site. With less popular games, ticket prices tend to drop as game day approach-es.

Compare transportation options. Public transpor-tation isn’t a guaranteed money saver if you’re going with a large group. Carpooling or splitting the cost of a ride from a car-sharing app could be cheaper. If you’re driving, look for off-premises park-ing lots. You may need to walk a bit, but you’ll also be able to save money and might avoid some of the post-game traffic.

Eat before and bring snacks. Everyone knows stadium food is expensive and filling up on a big meal before the game can help you avoid cravings. Unbeknownst to some fans, stadiums might let you bring in outside food. However, there’s often a strict bag policy, which could limit the size of your bag and may require bags to be transparent. Check the s tadium’s pol icy closely and call the team’s office if you need clarifi-cation.

Bottom line: A sporting event can be a wonderful way to build memories and spend a day with your friends or family. How-ever, the expenses from a single game can quickly stack up if you’re not careful. Luckily, there are many ways to save money on tickets, transportation and food and still have a memorable experience.

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Spieth holes bunker shot to win Travelers

S P O R T SPage 6 • The News-Banner • MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2017

By PAT EATON-ROBBAP Sports Writer

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Jor-dan Spieth needed an extra hole, a little bit of luck and an amazing final shot to finish off a wire-to-wire victory in the Travelers Championship.

The two-time major champion holed out from 60 feet for birdie from a green-side bunker on the first hole of a playoff with Daniel Berger on Sunday at TPC River Highlands.

The 23-year-old Texan joined Tiger Woods as the only PGA Tour players in the era since World War II with 10 vic-tories before the age of 24. Woods won 15 times before he turned 24.

“That was one for the ages,” said Spieth, also the winner at Pebble Beach in February.

Spieth held a one-stroke edge after each of the first three rounds. He closed with an even-par 70 to match Berger — who birdied three of the final six holes for a 67 — at 12-under 268.

Berger, the Memphis winner two weeks ago before missing the cut last week at the U.S. Open, just missed a 50-foot putt from off the 18th green left that would have forced a second play-off hole.

“Jordan does Jordan things,” Berger said. “So there’s not really much you can say. I’m obviously disappointed, but happy to be in the position I was in today.”

Berger began the round in third place, three shots back. He tied Spieth for a lead with a 5-foot birdie putt on 15 as Spieth was making bogey on 14 and tied him again with a birdie from 8 feet at 17.

The pair, playing a group apart, both hit their approach shots on 18 into the

same greenside bunker. Both chipped out close to the hole and both saved par to force the playoff.

Berger hit his drive on the first play-off hole left and into the crowd behind a fairway bunker. Spieth seemed to clip a tree left landing in the fairway but about 150 yards short of his normal drive and 230 yards from the hole.

Spieth’s approach fell into bunker. Berger’s ran off the green to the left.

Spieth had to back up after hitting his bunker shot to see the hole. When the ball rolled straight in the cup he threw his club and did a flying chest bump into caddie Michael Greller.

“If I was in Berger’s shoes, I be cursing Jordan Spieth right now for the break off the tee and then holing a 30-yard bunker shot, that’s a lot of luck,” Spieth said.

Spieth didn’t waste any time extend-ing his lead to three strokes Sunday. He hit his approach shot to 6 feet on the first hole and made the birdie putt, then made a 5-footer at No. 2. But those would be his final two birdies until a 16-footer on the 15th hole.

He also survived a couple of big scares. The first came when his drive on 13 went right but stuck on the side of a hill to stay out of the water. He missed a 7-foot birdie putt, but saved par.

He then hit his tee shot on the 15th left, just avoiding the water and the hazard line in the rough. He chipped to the middle of the green and made a 16-foot putt for birdie, which he thought he had missed.

His second shot at 17 also looked as if it might hit the course’s signa-ture lake, but landed just on the edge of the green and he made par.

“That’s a lot of luck,” Spieth said.

“But I took advantage of the good breaks and am happy to come out on top.”

He’s the third player to go wire-to-wire alone in the lead at the Con-necticut event. Gene Littler did it in 1959 and Tim Morris in 1982. Spi-eth’s only other wire-to-wire win was the 2015 Masters.

Sunday’s win was also his first win in a tournament debut. The last player to win in Cromwell in his first start was Phil Blackmar in 1985.

Charley Hoffman (66) and Danny Lee (67) tied for third, three strokes back.

Boo Weekley, who began the round a shot back in second place, shot 37 on the back nine to tie for fifth at 9 under, despite the support of a large gallery, which could be heard cheering “Boooo!” and “Boo-S-A!” every time he did something good.

Rory McIlroy tried to find his short game this week and used his third putter Sunday to help him shoot a 64, his lowest round on the tour this season. He tied for 17th at 6 under.

“I must say I felt a little more comfortable on the greens than I did the previous three days,” McIl-roy said. “So, this might be one that stays (in the bag) for a few weeks.”

Defending champion Russell Knox had a poor round, with six bogeys on his first 10 holes. He shot a 73 to finish at even par.

Grayson Murray had the tourna-ment’s only hole-in-one, acing the 177 yard eighth hole with an 8-iron. It also was the first on tour for the 23-year-old North Carolinian. He shot a 68 to finish at 5 under.

Ex-Dodger star Maury Wills calls last game for North Dakota team

Norwell, AC football playersnamed to USF double decade teamNorwell High School graduates Nick Krinn and Piercen

Harnish and Adams Central graduate Curt Garwood were named to the University of Saint Francis double decade football team.

First Bank of Berne 14,Andrews & Crell 13

First Bank of Berne edged Andrews & Crell 14-13 in a Bluffton Farm League baseball game.

Justice Randall was the winning pitcher and hit a double and single. Dane Schlagenhauf had three hits, including a double.

Declan Grieser was the losing pitcher and hit a double. Kyler Potter hit a double and single.

National Oil 11, Standard Plastics 9National Oil defeated Standard Plastics 11-9 in a Bluff-

ton Farm League baseball game. Marcus Randall was the winning pitcher and hit a triple and single.

Pete Ifer, Kyler Bagley and Kyle Crosbie each doubled for Standard Plastics. Kaleb Green was the losing pitcher.

iAB Financial 4, Andrews & Crell 0Tucker Jenkins and Cam Williams combined to pitch a

no-hitter, and iAB Financial blanked Andrews & Crell 4-0 in a Bluffton Farm League baseball game. Williams also had two singles. Bailey Yergler was the losing pitcher.

College World Series:SEC’s LSU, Floridaset to battle for

national titleBy ERIC OLSONAP Sports Writer

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The matchup for the College World Series finals certainly bolsters the case for those who say the best baseball in the land is played in the Southeastern Conference.

To get to the best-of-three finals starting Monday night, LSU (52-18) beat an Oregon State team, which had the highest winning percentage of any program in four decades, twice in two days. Florida (50-19) became the fourth team in CWS history to shut out an opponent twice with a pair of 3-0 wins over TCU wrapped around a 9-2 loss to the Horned Frogs.

So here they are, the teams that shared the SEC regular-season championship playing for the national title in Omaha.

“I think this is how it had to be,” LSU shortstop Kramer Robertson said Sunday. “If you want to be the best, you’ve got to beat the best. I think both teams are happy with who is in the finals.”

With eight players taken in the first 10 rounds of last year’s Major League Baseball draft, the 2016 Gators were the season-long favorites to break through with a champion-ship. They went 0-2 in Omaha.

This year’s team lacks depth and dynamic offense, but has been able to count on dominant pitching and defense. The Gators have played 25 one-run games and won 18 of them.

“I had a feeling early on if we stayed healthy that we had the ingredients to be successful out here,” Gators coach Kevin O’Sullivan said.

“I thought our starting pitching was going to be as good as anybody’s in the country. We needed to figure out our bull-pen, and Michael Byrne has turned out to be outstanding at the end.”

LSU leads the all-time series with Florida 61-47-1, but the Gators won two of three in Gainesville on March 24-26 in the teams’ only meetings this season.

“If the truth be told, I was rooting for Kevin and the Gators last night,” said Tigers coach Paul Mainieri, sitting next to O’Sullivan at the news conference.

“I just think it’s an awesome thing that these two SEC schools get to play for a national championship. Probably the only person that’s happier than you and I, Kevin, is Greg Sankey, the commissioner of the SEC. He’s anxious to get up here and get behind home plate so as not to show any favoritism.”

Here are some things to know about the 2017 College World Series:

THE STAGE IS SETThis will be the third all-SEC final. South Carolina beat

Florida in 2011 and LSU won over Alabama in 1997. The Tigers are going for their seventh national championship, and first since 2009, while Florida is in the finals for the third time and looking for its first title.

PITCHING PLANSWith Florida having played four games in seven days and

LSU having played five in eight days, the teams are getting creative. Florida will start Brady Singer (8-5, 3.18 ERA) in Game 1, reliever Tyler Dyson (3-0, 3.55) or closer Michael Byrne (4-5, 1.74) in Game 2 and, if necessary, Jackson Kowar (12-1, 4.15) would be available in Game 3.

Russell Reynolds (1-1, 8.59) makes his first start of the season in Game 1 for LSU. Jared Poche’ (12-3, 3.33) will pitch Tuesday, and Alex Lange would be the likely starter if the series goes to Game 3.

THE BALL IS CARRYINGCWS teams have taken advantage of winds blowing out

to hit 22 home runs through 14 games, the most since the event moved to TD Ameritrade Park in 2011. Typically, the prevailing south wind this time of year makes it difficult to get the ball out of the park, but winds from the north and west the past week have made the home run a factor. “You can’t pitch scared,” Singer said. “Yes, the ball is leaving the yard, but that’s part of baseball. Just try to keep it low.”

PAPIERSKI MAKES HISTORYLSU’s Michael Papierski became the first player in the

71-year history of the CWS to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game, according to NCAA research. Papierski did it Saturday against Oregon State, going deep from the left side in the second inning and from the right side in the fourth. The Houston Astros’ ninth-round draft pick has hit three of the Tigers’ CWS-leading seven homers.

HAIR’S STAYING BLONDLSU’s Robertson dyed his brown hair blond after a 13-1

loss to Oregon State last Monday. He said he doesn’t like it — and neither does his mom, Baylor women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey — but he’s not changing it now that the Tigers are playing for the title.

“It was funny for the first day, maybe first day or two,” he said, “and then you wake up day three, day four, and you’re like, ‘I still got blond hair.’ I look at the board after a play, and I’ll see myself and kind of jump. Looks like somebody dumped a plate of noodles on my head.”

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — At 84, Maury Wills has called it a career.

Far from Dodger Sta-dium where he became a stolen base champion, Wills on Sunday wrapped up more than two decades of dropping into the broadcast booth for the Fargo-Moor-head RedHawks.

In Wills’ final game of providing color commen-tary before retirement, the RedHawks lost Gary 5-1 in the independent Northern League.

“We just really enjoyed having him,” general man-ager Josh Buchholz said after the last out.

Wills spent parts of 22 years for the RedHawks as an announcer. He formerly coached the team, served as an ambassador for the club and has many of his arti-facts displayed in a museum where it plays.

When Wills started out, he did most all of the games on radio. He slowed down his schedule over the years, handling just one series last season.

Now living in Arizona, Wills’ weekend visit was his only time in the booth this year. He threw out the first ball on Friday and helped conduct an on-field camp for kids Saturday.

Wills originally was offered the job while he was in Fargo to speak at a local sports banquet.

Wills tells KFGO radio that getting the job with the RedHawks helped him beat his addiction to drugs and alcohol. He says the Fargo-Moorhead area and Red-Hawks baseball has been his second home.

The former speedster played 14 seasons in the major leagues. He was the 1962 NL MVP after stealing a then-record 104 bases.

The switch-hitter was an All-Star in five seasons, batted .281, stole 586 bases and won two Gold Gloves at shortstop. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Mon-treal Expos along with the Dodgers, and managed the Seattle Mariners. His son, Bump, also played in the majors.

Gloves are off between Hamilton and VettelBy JEROME PUGMIRE

AP Sports WriterBAKU, Azerbai jan

(AP) — The gloves are off between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, and Formu-la One is already the winner.

After so much talk of mutual respect, their previ-ously harmonious relation-ship melted in the heat of Sunday’s hectic Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Hamilton said Vettel “disgraced himself” by deliberately driving his Fer-rari alongside and swerving it into the side of him. Vet-tel, who was given a time penalty, said he only did it in response to a dangerous braking move by Hamilton right in front of him.

Whatever the argu-ments, F1 finally has what it craves: a saga between

fiercely competitive cham-pions that promises to last all season.

“Now we have a situation where there is more contro-versy. It was clear this could happen the closer it gets,” Mercedes head of motors-port Toto Wolff said. “(It) certainly doesn’t help their relationship going forward. So now the gloves are off.”

Hamilton and Vettel have

won a combined seven F1 titles and more than 100 races. Vettel has four of those titles, while Hamilton has three. But the British driver has won more races, 56 to 45.

This season they are evenly matched, with three wins each, and Vettel leads Hamilton in the overall championship by 14 points after eight races.

Sports Roundup

Pretzels Inc. captured the Wells County Girls Softball League tournament championship Saturday at Roush Park, beating Indiana Physical Therapy 15-14. Pictured are, front from left, Emma Fey, Marlee Wenger, Jordan Markley, Jordyn Xayy-achack and Grace Fromm; middle from left, Kendall Gomaras, Ebony Bowlin, Alyssa Krinn and Coach Travis Markley; and back row from left, coaches Tony Fey and Troy Krinn. Not pic-tured were Izzy Irelan and Keaghan Wilkinson. (Photo by Jes-sica Bricker)

Double D Home Improvements won the Wells County Girls Softball regular season for the Junior League this year. Pictured are, front from left, Chloe Ferguson, Lilly Broderick, Konley Ault and Kyah Boots; second row, from left, Maggi Neuenschwander, Lexi Grady, Avery Hunt, Madison Manning and Haddie Yergler; back row, from left, coaches Allen Bricker, Jessica Bricker, Chris Broderick and Tim Sills. (Photo provided)

Claire Craighead, left, won the Jay Rice Memorial Mental Atti-tude Award for the Wells County Girls Softball Junior League Saturday. Pictured with her is league president Allen Bricker. (News-Banner photo)

Jordan Markley, center, was named the Sterling Lewis Tournament MVP Saturday after her team Pretzels Inc. captured the championship. Pictured with her, at left, are her father and coach Travis Markley, and League President Allen Bricker, at right. (News-Banner photo)

AUTO RACINGNASCARMonster Energy CupToyota - Save Mart 350Sunday’s ResultsAt Sonoma RacewaySonoma, Calif.Lap length: 1.99 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (12) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 110 laps, 0 rating, 40 points.2. (13) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 110, 0, 36.3. (23) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 110, 0, 43.4. (14) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 110, 0, 46.5. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 110, 0, 32.6. (10) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 110, 0, 36.7. (17) Kurt Busch, Ford, 110, 0, 30.8. (8) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 110, 0, 31.9. (7) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 110, 0, 39.10. (2) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 110, 0, 27.11. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 110, 0, 26.12. (18) Joey Logano, Ford, 110, 0, 36.13. (24) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 110, 0, 34.14. (16) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 110, 0, 23.15. (20) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 110, 0, 23.16. (11) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 110, 0, 21.17. (6) Danica Patrick, Ford, 110, 0, 20.18. (19) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 110, 0, 25.19. (9) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 110, 0, 18.20. (38) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 110, 0, 25.21. (29) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 110, 0, 16.22. (26) Billy Johnson, Ford, 110, 0, 15.23. (27) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 110, 0, 14.24. (21) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, acci-dent, 109, 0, 15.25. (30) Erik Jones, Toyota, 109, 0, 12.26. (1) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 109, 0, 19.27. (25) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 109, 0, 14.28. (35) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 109, 0, 9.29. (34) Boris Said, Chevrolet, 109, 0, 8.30. (31) Landon Cassill, Ford, 109, 0, 7.31. (28) David Ragan, Ford, 109, 0, 6.32. (32) Alon Day, Toyota, 108, 0, 5.33. (36) Kevin O’Connell, Chevrolet, 108, 0, 4.34. (37) Tommy Regan, Chevrolet, 107, 0, 3.35. (5) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 104, 0, 11.36. (33) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 100, 0, 0.37. (3) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, engine, 86, 0, 11.38. (22) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, acci-dent, 30, 0, 1.———Race StatisticsAverage Speed of Race Winner: 78.717 mph.Time of Race: 2 hours, 46 minutes, 52 seconds.Margin of Victory: Under Caution.Caution Flags: 6 for 12 laps.Lead Changes: 13 among 10 drivers.Wins: J.Johnson, 3; B.Keselowski, 2; K.Larson, 2; M.Truex, 2; R.Blaney, 1; Ku.Busch, 1; A.Dillon, 1; K.Harvick, 1 ; J .Logano, 1 ; R.Newman, 1 ; R.Stenhouse, 1.Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Larson, 659; 2. M.Truex, 646; 3. K.Harvick, 548; 4. Ky.Busch, 542; 5. B.Keselowski, 519; 6. C.Elliott, 509; 7. J.Johnson, 483; 8. J.McMurray, 477; 9. D.Hamlin, 476; 10. J.Logano, 434; 11. C.Bowyer, 427; 12. M.Kenseth, 423; 13. R.Blaney, 415; 14. Ku.Busch, 389; 15. R.Newman, 367; 16. E.Jones, 358.

INDYCAR SERIESIndyCar Kohler Grand PrixSunday’s ResultsAt Road AmericaElkhart Lake, Wis.Lap length: 4 miles(Start position in parentheses)All cars Dallara chassis1. (5) Scott Dixon, Honda, 55 laps.2. (3) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 55.3. (1) Helio Castroneves, Chevrolet, 55.4. (4) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 55.5. (2) Will Power, Chevrolet, 55.6. (10) Charlie Kimball, Honda, 55.7. (11) Ed Jones, Honda, 55.8. (6) Graham Rahal, Honda, 55.9. (7) Max Chilton, Honda, 55.10. (19) Mikhail Aleshin, Honda, 55.11. (13) Carlos Munoz, Chevrolet, 55.12. (14) Spencer Pigot, Chevrolet, 55.13. (15) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 55.14. (12) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 55.15. (21) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 55.16. (18) JR Hildebrand, Chevrolet, 55.

17. (17) Esteban Gutierrez, Honda, 55.18. (8) Marco Andretti, Honda, 54.19. (20) Takuma Sato, Honda, 54.20. (9) James Hinchcliffe, Honda, 53.21. (16) Tony Kanaan, Honda, 44, con-tact.———Race StatisticsAverage Speed of Race Winner: 123.431 mph.Time of Race: 1:47:18.9870.Margin of Victory: 0.5579-second.Cautions: 2 for 3.Lead Changes: 6 among 4 drivers.Lap Leaders: Castroneves 1-12, New-garden 13-14, Castroneves 15-19, Newgarden 20-30, Dixon 31-42, Kimball 43, Dixon 44-55.Points: Dixon 379, Pagenaud 345, Cas-troneves 342, Sato 323, Newgarden 318, Power 316, Rahal 307, Kanaan 273, Rossi 271, Jones 254.

BASEBALLMajor LeagueAmerican LeagueAll Times EDTEast Division W L Pct GBNew York 40 33 .548 —Boston 41 34 .547 —Tampa Bay 40 38 .513 2 1/2Baltimore 37 38 .493 4Toronto 36 39 .480 5Central Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 39 34 .534 —Cleveland 39 35 .527 1/2Kansas City 37 37 .500 2 1/2Detroit 33 42 .440 7Chicago 32 42 .432 7 1/2West Division W L Pct GBHouston 52 25 .675 —Texas 38 37 .507 13Los Angeles 40 39 .506 13Seattle 39 39 .500 13 1/2Oakland 34 42 .447 17 1/2Saturday’s GamesTexas 8, N.Y. Yankees 1Oakland 10, Chicago White Sox 2Kansas City 3, Toronto 2Baltimore 8, Tampa Bay 3Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2L.A. Angels 6, Boston 3Houston 5, Seattle 2San Diego 7, Detroit 3Sunday’s GamesBaltimore 8, Tampa Bay 5Minnesota 4, Cleveland 0L.A. Angels 4, Boston 2Texas 7, N.Y. Yankees 6Oakland 5, Chicago White Sox 3Toronto 8, Kansas City 2Houston 8, Seattle 2Detroit 7, San Diego 5Monday’s GamesMinnesota (Berrios 7-1) at Boston (Sale 9-3), 7:10 p.m.Texas (Hamels 2-0) at Cleveland (Carrasco 8-3), 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 5-4) at Chica-go White Sox (Holmberg 1-1), 8:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Nolasco 2-9) at L.A. Dodg-ers (Hill 4-3), 10:10 p.m.Tuesday’s GamesTampa Bay (Cobb 6-5) at Pittsburgh (Williams 3-3), 7:05 p.m.Baltimore (Gausman 3-7) at Toronto (Biagini 2-6), 7:07 p.m.Kansas City (Strahm 2-4) at Detroit (Verlander 4-4), 7:10 p.m.Minnesota (Santiago 4-6) at Boston (Pomeranz 6-4), 7:10 p.m.Texas (Ross 1-1) at Cleveland (Clev-inger 3-3), 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Severino 5-3) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 4-8), 8:10 p.m.Oakland (Manaea 6-4) at Houston (Fiers 5-2), 8:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Chavez 5-7) at L.A. Dodg-ers (Maeda 5-3), 10:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Nola 4-5) at Seattle (Pax-ton 5-2), 10:10 p.m.

National LeagueAll Times EDTEast Division W L Pct GBWashington 45 30 .600 —Atlanta 36 39 .480 9Miami 34 40 .459 10 1/2New York 34 41 .453 11Philadelphia 24 50 .324 20 1/2Central Division W L Pct GBMilwaukee 41 37 .526 —Chicago 38 37 .507 1 1/2Pittsburgh 35 41 .461 5St. Louis 34 40 .459 5Cincinnati 31 43 .419 8West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 51 26 .662 —

Arizona 48 28 .632 2 1/2Colorado 47 31 .603 4 1/2San Diego 31 45 .408 19 1/2San Francisco 27 51 .346 24 1/2Saturday’s GamesWashington 18, Cincinnati 3Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 1Chicago Cubs 5, Miami 3N.Y. Mets 5, San Francisco 2Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 3Arizona 9, Philadelphia 2L.A. Dodgers 4, Colorado 0San Diego 7, Detroit 3Sunday’s GamesMiami 4, Chicago Cubs 2Cincinnati 6, Washington 2Milwaukee 7, Atlanta 0N.Y. Mets 8, San Francisco 2Arizona 2, Philadelphia 1, 11 inningsL.A. Dodgers 12, Colorado 6Detroit 7, San Diego 5St. Louis 8, Pittsburgh 4Monday’s GamesPhiladelphia (Pivetta 1-3) at Arizona (Greinke 8-4), 3:40 p.m.Cincinnati (Finnegan 1-0) at St. Louis (Wacha 3-3), 4:15 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Butler 3-2) at Washing-ton (Gonzalez 7-1), 7:05 p.m.Colorado (Marquez 5-3) at San Fran-cisco (Samardzija 2-9), 10:08 p.m.L.A. Angels (Nolasco 2-9) at L.A. Dodg-ers (Hill 4-3), 10:10 p.m.Tuesday’s GamesChicago Cubs (Arrieta 7-5) at Washing-ton (Scherzer 8-5), 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Cobb 6-5) at Pittsburgh (Williams 3-3), 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Guerra 1-1) at Cincinnati (Adleman 4-4), 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Gsellman 5-5) at Miami (Straily 5-4), 7:10 p.m.St. Louis (Martinez 6-6) at Arizona (Walker 6-3), 9:40 p.m.Atlanta (Newcomb 0-2) at San Diego (Chacin 6-6), 10:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Chavez 5-7) at L.A. Dodg-ers (Maeda 5-3), 10:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Nola 4-5) at Seattle (Pax-ton 5-2), 10:10 p.m.Colorado (Hoffman 4-1) at San Fran-cisco (Cain 3-7), 10:15 p.m.

Midwest LeagueAll Times EDTEastern Division W L Pct. GBWest Michigan (Tigers) 4 0 1.000 —Lake County (Indians) 3 1 .750 1Fort Wayne (Padres) 3 1 .750 1Great Lakes (Dodgers) 3 1 .750 1Dayton (Reds) 1 3 .250 3Bowling Green (Rays) 1 3 .250 3South Bend (Cubs) 1 3 .250 3Lansing (Blue Jays) 0 4 .000 4Western Division W L Pct. GBPeoria (Cardinals) 4 0 1.000 —Beloit (Athletics) 3 1 .750 1Quad Cities (Astros) 2 2 .500 2Kane County (Dbacks) 2 2 .500 2Wisconsin (Brewers) 2 2 .500 2Cedar Rapids (Twins) 2 2 .500 2Clinton (Mariners) 1 3 .250 3Burlington (Angels) 0 4 .000 4Sunday’s GamesWest Michigan 5, Lansing 2Lake County 15, Dayton 6Wisconsin 3, Kane County 2Great Lakes 2, South Bend 1Fort Wayne 8, Bowling Green 2Beloit 7, Clinton 5Peoria 8, Burlington 2Fort Wayne 6, Bowling Green 2Cedar Rapids 6, Quad Cities 2Monday’s GamesDayton at West Michigan, 7 p.m.Great Lakes at Lake County, 7 p.m.South Bend at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.Bowling Green at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.Clinton at Kane County, 7:30 p.m.Burlington at Cedar Rapids, 7:35 p.m.Beloit at Peoria, 8 p.m.Quad Cities at Wisconsin, 8:05 p.m.Tuesday’s GamesBeloit at Peoria, 12 p.m.Quad Cities at Wisconsin, 1:05 p.m.Dayton at West Michigan, 7 p.m.Great Lakes at Lake County, 7 p.m.Bowling Green at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.South Bend at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.Clinton at Kane County, 7:30 p.m.Burlington at Cedar Rapids, 7:35 p.m.

Southern LeagueAll Times EDTNorth Division W L Pct. GBChattanooga (Twins) 4 0 1.000 —Jackson (Dbacks) 3 1 .750 1Birmingham (Wh.Sox) 2 2 .500 2Montgomery (Rays) 2 2 .500 2Tennessee (Cubs) 1 3 .250 3South Division W L Pct. GB

Mobile (Angels) 3 1 .750 —Mississippi (Braves) 2 2 .500 1Biloxi (Brewers) 2 2 .500 1Jacksonville (Marlins) 1 3 .250 2Pensacola (Reds) 0 4 .000 3Sunday’s GamesChattanooga 6, Pensacola 0Mississippi 7, Biloxi 3, 10 inningsTennessee 2, Mobile 1Birmingham 5, Montgomery 4Chattanooga 6, Pensacola 0Jackson 1, Jacksonville 0Monday’s GamesBirmingham at Montgomery, 1:05 p.m.Jacksonville at Jackson, 1:05 p.m.Pensacola at Chattanooga, 7:15 p.m.Mississippi at Biloxi, 7:35 p.m.Tennessee at Mobile, 7:35 p.m.Tuesday’s GamesNo games scheduled

COLLEGE BASEBALLNCAA World SeriesAt TD Ameritrade Park OmahaOmaha, Neb.All Times EDTSaturday, June 24LSU 6, Oregon State 1, LSU advancesFlorida 3, TCU 0, Florida advancesChampionship Series(Best-of-3; x-if necessary)Monday, June 26: LSU (52-18) vs. Florida (50-19), 7 p.m.Tuesday, June 27: LSU vs. Florida, 8 p.m.x-Wednesday, June 28: LSU vs. Flor-ida, 8 p.m.

BASKETBALLWNBAAll Times EDTEASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBWashington 8 5 .615 —New York 7 5 .583 1/2Connecticut 6 6 .500 1 1/2Atlanta 5 6 .455 2Indiana 6 7 .462 2Chicago 3 10 .231 5WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBMinnesota 11 1 .917 —Los Angeles 9 3 .750 2Phoenix 7 5 .583 4Dallas 8 8 .500 5Seattle 6 6 .500 5San Antonio 0 14 .000 12Saturday’s GameLos Angeles 84, Indiana 73Sunday’s GamesDallas 96, Connecticut 82Washington 97, Chicago 63Minnesota 87, San Antonio 78Monday’s GamesNo games scheduledTuesday’s GamesSeattle at Washington, 12 p.m.Los Angeles at Connecticut, 7 p.m.

SOCCERMLSAll Times EDTEASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GAToronto FC 10 2 5 35 30 15Chicago 10 3 4 34 31 17New York City FC 9 5 3 30 31 20Orlando City 7 6 5 26 20 26Columbus 8 9 1 25 29 30Atlanta United FC 7 7 3 24 33 25New York 7 8 2 23 17 23New England 5 7 5 20 27 25Philadelphia 5 7 4 19 21 20Montreal 4 5 6 18 24 26D.C. United 5 9 3 18 12 25WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GASporting KC 8 4 6 30 22 12FC Dallas 6 3 7 25 23 15Houston 7 6 4 25 30 25Portland 7 7 4 25 31 28San Jose 6 6 5 23 18 21Los Angeles 6 6 4 22 25 24Vancouver 6 6 3 21 21 21Seattle 5 7 6 21 22 27Minnesota United 5 9 3 18 24 38Real Salt Lake 5 11 2 17 17 37Colorado 5 10 1 16 15 23NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.Friday’s GamesToronto FC 2, New England 0FC Dallas 1, Houston 1, tieSaturday’s GamesNew York City FC 2, New York 0Atlanta United FC 1, Colorado 0Philadelphia 1, D.C. United 0Columbus 4, Montreal 1Vancouver 2, Minnesota United 2, tieChicago 4, Orlando City 0San Jose 2, Real Salt Lake 1Sporting Kansas City 2, Los Angeles 1

Sunday’s GameSeattle 2, Portland 2, tieThursday, June 29Minnesota United at New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.Friday, June 30Orlando City at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.Saturday, July 1D.C. United at Montreal, 7 p.m.Portland at Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m.Toronto FC at FC Dallas, 7 p.m.Vancouver at Chicago, 7 p.m.Atlanta United FC at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.Houston at Colorado, 9 p.m.Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Sunday, July 2New England at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

TRANSACTIONSSundayBASEBALLAmerican LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP Miguel Castro to Bowie (EL). Recalled RHP Stefan Crichton from Norfolk (IL).BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with 2B Brett Netzer, SS Andre Colon, C Beau Hanna and OFs Tyler Esplin, Angel Gonzalez and Luis Torres on minor league contracts. Assigned Netzer to Lowell (NYP); Esplin, Colon and Hanna to the GCL Red Sox and Gonzalez and Torres to the DSL Red Sox.CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Zach Lewis on a minor league contract.CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with 2B Michael Martinez; OF Johnathan Rodriguez; RHPs Nick Gal-lagher, Jordan Scheftz and Tommy DeJuneas; and LHPs Matthew Turner, Zack Draper and Kirk McCarty on minor league contracts.DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with 1B Dylan Burdeaux, 2B Ro Cole-man, 3B Colby Bortles and RHPs Brad Bass and Carson Lance on minor league contracts.HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned RHP Joe Musgrove to Fresno (PCL). Placed RHP Brad Peacock on paternity leave. Reinstated RHP Lance McCullers from the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Jordan Jankowski from Fresno.KANSAS CITY ROYALS —Released RHP Chris Young. Sent LHP Danny Duffy to Omaha (PCL) for a rehab assignment.LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Eduardo Paredes to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled 3B Kaleb Cowart from Salt Lake. Sent LHP Tyler Skaggs to the AZL Angels for a rehab assignment.NEW YORK YANKEES — Sent OF Jacoby Ellsbury to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL) for a rehab assignment.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Designated C Derek Norris for assignment. Reinstated C Wilson Ramos from the 60-day DL.TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with C Hagen Danner on a minor league contract.

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled RHP Silvino Bracho from Reno (PCL). Agreed to terms with 2B Tramayne Holmes, 3B Buddy Kennedy and RHP Brian Shaffer on minor league contracts.CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with OF Nathaniel Scantlin, INF Blake Wiggins, SS Cash Case, LHP Jacob Heatherly and RHPs Jared Solomon, Stephen Keller, Ricky Karcher, Junior Harding, John Ghyzel, Anderson DeLe-on and Adrian Chacon on minor league contracts.LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed OF Franklin Gutierrez on the 10-day DL. Recalled 2B Mike Freeman from Oklahoma City (PCL). Agreed to terms with SS Jeremy Arocho and RHPs Max Gamboa on minor league contracts.MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Claimed C Stephen Vogt off waivers from Oakland. Agreed to terms with RHP Travis His-song on a minor league contract.NEW YORK METS — Called up OF Tim Tebow from Columbia (SAL) to St. Lucie (FSL). Agreed to terms with OFs Matt Winaker and Quinn Brodey on minor league contracts.PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Assigned RHP Josh Lindblom outright to India-napolis (IL).SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with LHPs MacKenzie Gore and Thomas Cosgrove and RHPs Sam Keating and Caleb Boushley on minor league contracts.SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Des-ignated OF Aaron Hill for assignment. Recalled 3B Ryder Jones from Sacra-mento (PCL).American AssociationGARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed C Jeff Sneed.KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Released LHP Darin Gorski.TEXAS AIRHOGS — Released OF Cameron Monger.WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed INF Jordan Ebert. Released INF Andrew Frazier.Can-Am LeagueOTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Signed OF Carson Helms.Frontier LeagueEVANSVILLE OTTERS — Released INF Justin Brock.GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed OF Dan Holst, C Brian Lees, INFs Joel McKeithan and Brent Sakurai.LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed INF Trevor Achenbach and RHP Mason Klotz.BASKETBALLWomen’sNational Basketball AssociationATLANTA DREAM — Waived C Rachel Hollivay and G Brianna Kiesel.SOCCERMajor League SoccerSAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Fired coach Dominic Kinnear and assistant coach John Spencer. Named Chris Leitch coach and Alex Covelo assis-tant coach.

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By JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing Writer

SONONA, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Harvick led a 1-2-3 podium sweep for Ford while proving that veteran experience still counts for something in NASCAR.

Harvick returned to victory lane for the first time this season with a domi-nating run Sunday on the road course at Sonoma Raceway. The former NAS-CAR champion came to Sonoma win-less in 20 races since Kansas last fall and has been overshadowed in this season of NASCAR’s young new superstars.

But at a track where experience and ability can separate the field, it was Har-vick and a bunch of veterans who led the way. It was the first win on the wind-ing wine country road course in 17 tries for the Bakersfield, California, driver.

Sonoma was one of just four active tracks where Harvick had never before scored a Cup victory. He did, however, win the K&N Series race at Sonoma on Saturday and it may have given him some inside knowledge.

“It kept me from sitting around and trying to find something to do on Sat-urday,” Harvick said. “I think that was the biggest thing. I’m sitting around and there’s guys out here making laps and learning things, and I think that’s the most important thing is to never take for granted that you have to try to expand your knowledge and keep an open mind to making things better.

“To finally check this one off the list .... being so close to home and having raced here so much, this was one that was on the top of the list.”

Harvick was on cruise control and conserving fuel in the race that ended under caution after Kasey Kahne had a hard accident on the final lap. Either way, Harvick had a cozy 9-second lead over Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Clint Bowyer before the caution.

Bowyer, now the driver for the entry Tony Stewart used for his final NAS-CAR victory last year at the track, was second and Brad Keselowski third as Ford cars went 1-2-3.

For Harvick, it was the first victory since Stewart-Haas Racing switched to Ford this season. Harvick had spent 16

years in a Chevrolet. It was Ford’s seventh victory of the

season. Ford won eight Cup races last season, and seven came exclusively from Team Penske drivers. This year, the manufacturer has wins from Pen-ske, Roush-Fenway Racing, The Wood Brothers and SHR.

“I had mixed emotions about how the year was going to go just because of the fact that we had a lot on our plate to switch over,” Harvick said. “It’s just a big undertaking, and one day I think when we get done with this year, I think everybody will actually learn all the details of all the things that it took to get to this particular point. It’s a huge under-taking, and I think it says a lot about our people at Stewart-Haas Racing.”

Martin Truex Jr. led 25 laps but suf-fered an engine failure and finished 37th. Truex won the first stage of the race, his series-leading 11th stage victory. Jimmie Johnson won the second stage, his first stage victory of the season, but finished 13th overall.

Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray started on the pole for Chip Ganassi Racing and hoped to give the owner a sweep of Sunday after Scott Dixon won the IndyCar race at Road America in Wisconsin. But Larson, the points lead-er, was never a factor and finished 26th. McMurray was 10th.

Most of the top 10 was comprised of

veterans. Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were fourth and fifth in Toyota, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. was sixth and the highest-finishing Chevrolet. Daytona 500 win-ner Kurt Busch was seventh.

Then came Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney, who along with Larson are part of the newest faces of NASCAR.

KAHNE’S CRASH: Kahne was in a hard accident on the final lap of the race and had harsh words for Kevin O’Connell, who was making his Cup debut.

“No. 15, no clue who he is, I saw him a lot today lapping him, but he went low down the front stretch and then just, I was going to his outside and he just turned right and just hit me, put me straight in the wall,” Kahne said. “No clue what he was thinking. You obvious-ly don’t know what he’s doing either.”

BOWYER’S BIG DAY: He couldn’t catch teammate Harvick for the win, but Bowyer still finished a season-best second. He was content with that and knows how hard his new SHR team is working.

He also understood that Harvick was eventually going to get a win.

“Let’s face it, you’re not going to keep that team that’s won a champion-ship, won all these races in the last five years, you’re not going to keep them out of winning,” Bowyer said.

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Harvick races to victory at Sonoma Scott Dixon spoils Penske party to win at Road America

By GENARO C. ARMASAP Sports Writer

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Scott Dixon spoiled Team Penske’s party at Road America.

First, his Chip Ganassi Racing team had to fix a faulty fuel cell on the No. 9 Honda that provided nervous moments during warmups Sunday.

The payoff came a few hours later when Dixon held off Josef Newgarden after a restart with eight laps to go to win the IndyCar race at the rural Wisconsin road course.

“Toward the end, I thought it was a straight-up battle,” Dixon said. “I thought it was going to be tough.”

He edged Newgarden by 0.57 seconds, posting an average speed of 123.431 mph. Dixon’s first victory since Watkins Glen in September was his 41st career win, mov-ing him within one of tying Michael Andretti for third on the list of drivers with the most IndyCar wins.

Ganassi had a chance for a weekend sweep. Kyle Larson, the NASCAR points leader, started on the pole at Sonoma, California, in a Ganassi car.

“The boss definitely likes winners,” the Ganassi team posted on Twitter . “Scott Dixon got the job done today.”

Dixon picked up his first victory in four starts at Road America, a favorite stop among drivers. It was the second year the 14-turn course was back on the schedule following a nine-year hiatus.

Going into Sunday’s race, the Chevrolet-powered Penske team was the talk of the track after dominating through practice and qualifying.

Penske still had a pretty good day, with pole-sitter Helio Castroneves following teammate Newgarden in third place. They were followed by two more Penske drivers, Simon Pagenaud and Will Power.

All had to look up to Dixon. It was quite the finish for a day that started with

some uneasiness because of the fuel pressure issues. “Yeah we didn’t even know if it was going to run,”

Dixon said. It ran just fine, especially after the late restart. Until

that point, Newgarden thought he might have had an edge with Dixon on tires.

“Just an ill-timed caution,” Newgarden said. Dixon looked more pumped than usual, lifting a fist

in the air during a victory lap.There was much to celebrate this week for the team,

which was marking the 25th anniversary of president Mike Hull joining Ganassi. Hull also serves as Dixon’s strategist.

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U.S., World RoundupTakata files for bankruptcy;

company overwhelmed by air bag recalls

Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S. on Monday, saying it was the only way to ensure it could carry on supply-ing replacements for faulty air bag inflators linked to the deaths of at least 16 people.

Most of Takata’s assets will be bought by rival Key Safety Systems, a Chinese-owned company based in suburban Detroit, for about $1.6 billion (175 billion yen).

The company’s executives sought to reassure their customers, suppliers and shareholders in a news conference on Mon-day. With the company rapidly losing value while Takata struggled to reorganize its finances, filing for bankruptcy protection was the only option, Takata’s president, Shigehisa Takada, told reporters.

“As a maker of safety parts for the auto-mobile industry, our failure to maintain a stable supply would have a major impact across the industry,” Takada said in Tokyo.

Takata’s inflators can explode with too much force when they fill up an air bag, spewing out shrapnel.

Dozens are reported missing after tourist boat

sinks in ColombiaGUATAPE, Colombia (AP) — A tourist

boat packed with about 160 passengers for the holiday weekend capsized Sunday on a reservoir near the Colombian city of Medel-lin, leaving at least six people dead and 31 missing, officials said.

Rescuers including firefighters and air force pilots in helicopters searched for sur-vivors at the Guatape reservoir where El Almirante ferry sank. A flotilla of recre-ational boats and jet skis rushed to the scene, pulling people from the boat as it went down and avoiding an even deadlier tragedy.

Dramatic videos circulating on social media show the turquoise and yellow trimmed party boat rocking back and forth as people crawled down from a fourth-floor roof as it sank in a matter of minutes. Sur-vivors described hearing a loud explosion near the men’s bathroom that knocked out power a few minutes after the boat began its cruise around the giant lake. As water flood-ed on board, pressure built and people were sucked under by the sinking ship.

“Those on the first and second floors sank immediately,” survivor Lorena Salazar said. “All we could do was scream and call for help. ... it was completely chaotic.”

Margarita Moncada, the head of the disaster response agency in Antioquia state, said that according to a preliminary report

99 people were rescued and another 40 man-aged to find a way to shore on their own.

AP: Authorities delayed investigating gay ’demons’

case in North CarolinaSPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — For two

years, Matthew Fenner said he pleaded with authorities to investigate his allegations that a group of fellow congregants at the Word of Faith Fellowship church had punched, slapped and choked him to expel his “homo-sexual demons.”

An Associated Press investigation found that Rutherford County investigators and then-District Attorney Brad Greenway delayed investigating and told Fenner his only option was to pursue misdemeanor charges against the church members he said assaulted him for nearly two hours in the evangelical church’s sanctuary.

In February, the AP detailed how many Word of Faith Fellowship congregants were regularly attacked both physically and ver-bally in an attempt to “purify” sinners by beating out devils.

The church has come under scrutiny by law enforcement and social services authori-ties on numerous occasions with little effect, mostly because followers refused to coop-erate. But Fenner’s relentless pursuit even-tually led to the indictment of five congre-gants, who were charged with kidnapping and assault.

China’s jailed Nobel Peace laureate granted

medical paroleBEIJING (AP) — Jailed Chinese Nobel

Peace laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo has been released on medical parole after being diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer, his lawyer said Monday.

Liu was in stable condition at the China Medical University No. 1 Affiliated Hospi-tal in the northeastern city of Shenyang, his lawyer Mo Shaoping told The Associated Press. Liu was diagnosed on May 23, Mo said.

It was not immediately clear if Liu was being allowed visitations.

Liu, China’s best-known political prison-er, was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted of inciting state subversion in 2009 for writing and disseminating Char-ter ’08, a document calling for democracy.

The following year, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norway-based Nobel committee, a move that has greatly angered the Chinese government. In April, Beijing normalized its relations with Oslo after a six-year hiatus.

By IRAM ASIMAssociated Press

BAHAWALPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Alerted by an announcement over a mosque’s loudspeaker that an overturned tanker truck had sprung a leak, scores of vil-lagers raced to the scene with fuel contain-ers Sunday to gather the oil. Then the wreck exploded, engulfing people in flames as they screamed in terror.

At least 153 men, women and children were killed, with dozens more in critical condition, hospital and rescue officials said.

“I have never seen anything like it in my life. Victims trapped in the fireball. They were screaming for help,” said Abdul Malik, a police officer who was among the first to arrive on the scene of horror in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

When the flames subsided, he said, “we saw bodies everywhere. So many were just skeletons. The people who were alive were in really bad shape.”

About 30 motorcycles that villagers had used to rush to the site of the highway acci-dent lay charred nearby along with cars, wit-nesses said. Local news channels showed black smoke billowing skyward and army helicopters taking away the injured.

As victims cried out for help, residents wandered through the area, looking for loved ones.

Zulkha Bibi searched for her two sons.“Someone should tell me about my

beloved sons. Where are they? Are they alive or are they no longer in this world? Please tell me,” she pleaded.

Many of the dead were burned beyond recognition, said Dr. Mohammad Baqar, a senior rescue official in the area. They will have to be identified through DNA.

The disaster came on the eve of the Mus-lim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. While Saudi Arabia and most other Muslim coun-tries celebrated the holiday Sunday, Paki-stanis will mark it on Monday.

The fuel truck was traveling from the southern port city of Karachi to Lahore, the Punjab provincial capital, when the driver lost control and crashed on a highway out-side Bahawalpur.

A loudspeaker atop a mosque alerted vil-lagers to the leaking fuel, and many rushed to the scene with fuel containers, said Rana Mohammad Salim, deputy commissioner of Bahawalpur.

Highway police moved quickly to redi-rect traffic but couldn’t stop the scores of villagers, spokesman Imran Shah told a local TV channel.

When the fire erupted, the same mosque loudspeaker called on the remaining villag-ers to help put it out.

Over 150 dead as overturned fuel truck explodes in Pakistan

By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before taking their long summer break, the Supreme Court justices are poised to act on the Trump administration’s travel ban and a separation of church and state dispute involv-ing a Missouri church play-ground.

But something could overshadow rulings in those high-profile cases: If Jus-tice Anthony Kennedy were to use the court’s last pub-lic session on Monday to announce his retirement.

Kennedy has given no public sign that he would step down this year and give President Donald Trump his second high court pick

in the first months of his administration. Kennedy’s departure would allow con-servatives to take firm con-trol of the court.

But Kennedy turns 81 next month and has been on the court for nearly 30 years. Several of his former law clerks have said they think he is contemplating stepping down in the next year or so. Kennedy did not address the retirement rumors when he and his clerks gathered over the weekend for a reunion, according to three clerks who were there. The deci-sion to push up the reunion by a year helped spark talk he might be leaving the court.

The justices on Monday were expected to decide

the case of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Mis-souri, which was excluded from a state grant program to pay for soft surfaces on playgrounds run by not-for-profit groups.

The case was being closely watched by advo-cates of school vouchers, who hope the court will make it easier to use state money to pay for private, religious schooling in states that now prohibit it.

Also expected in the next few days, though there’s no deadline by which the court must decide, was a ruling on whether to allow the administration to immedi-ately enforce a 90-day ban on visitors from six mostly Muslim countries.

Travel ban, church-state case await action by Supreme Court

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Members of the Wells County Pub-lic Library Teen Advisory Board were recently awarded a $490.60 Youth As Resources grant to complete the com-munity service project “Snack Pack.”

Under the direction of Leah Baumgartner, the board members tack-led the theme, “Building a Better Com-munity by Helping Others.” While deciding on a project, they learned that there are numerous children displaced from their homes in the community each month. They decided to create healthy snack packs for DCS and the Adams/Wells Crisis Center to have on hand for these children while they are being admitted to the shelter or into foster care

services. Board members learned that this is

often a difficult time for these children and they hope that having the snack will let them know that someone cares.

YAR is a program that recog-nizes youth as a valuable community resource. The program is governed by a youth/adult partnership responsible for awarding grants to other local youth organizations to design and carry out community service projects.

To receive a grant proposal contact Angie Dial at Family Centered Services, 824-8574 or WellsYAR@yahoo.com Fall funding requests are due by Mon-day, Oct. 2.

YAR grant money goes to teen group at library for ‘Snack Pack’

Washington, surprisingly, stalls the pro-gun agenda

By LISA MARIE PANEAssociated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Gun rights advo-cates entered the Trump era with high hopes. After years of frustration they thought a gun-friendly president and Congress would advance their agenda. At the top of the list: a gun-owner’s ability to bring a legal weapon across any state lines, a policy known as reci-procity.

But many of their favorite initiatives have stalled in Washington, set aside as the city is closely watching the investigations into Pres-ident Donald Trump’s administration. Repub-licans are focused on other priorities, especially health care, but also keeping gun rights on the back burner may be the fact that because they are, in fact, a heavy lift.

Congress faces a public weary of mass shootings, terror attacks and random vio-lence — most recently in the shadows of the nation’s capital when a man disgruntled about Trump and conservatives opened fire on a ballfield where Republican congress-men were practicing for a baseball game, injuring five people including a House Republican leader. And while a recent Pew study showed Americans pretty much split on support for gun control, specific provi-sions like keeping guns away from the men-tally ill or those on watch lists are actually quite popular.

“Reciprocity in particular is going to prove to be a harder sell,” said Robert Spitzer, chairman of the political science department at State University of New York at Cortland. “Think gun-toting civilians in Times Square. It’s going to be a hard sell, and the Republicans will have to squander what few political resources they have to push the bill along.”

The year started off with promise for the gun industry when Congress almost imme-diately scrapped a rule created to deny peo-ple with some mental disorders from pur-chasing a firearm. On his first day in office, the new Interior secretary — who rode to work that day on horseback — lifted a ban on hunting with lead ammunition on federal park land.

Gun rights groups have other key items on their agenda. After reciprocity, a peren-nial favorite is a measure that would make it easier to buy suppressors, commonly referred to as silencers. Supporters argue it would not only lower noise from guns — especially long guns used by hunters — but also add a potential market as they see sales drop.

So what’s happened? Not much.Gun-control advocates say one reason is

that they’ve become better organized and energized over the past decade after a spate of high-profile shootings — from the near-fatal attack on then-Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords to the killing of 26 people, includ-ing 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. The gun industry chalks the delays up to the normal course of business, further complicated by the splin-tered politics taking hold in Washington.

The gun lobby argues that the current patchwork of laws for concealed carry per-mits turns law-abiding gun owners into

potential felons simply for crossing a state border since each state sets its own stan-dards for who can carry, including which state’s permits it will honor. For example, someone who has a weapons permit in Georgia is prohibited from bringing their gun into 17 states. But for someone whose license is from Connecticut, there are two

dozen states that won’t let them bring a weapon in.

Gun-control advo-cates contend that reci-procity would drop the standard to the lowest common denominator, essentially forcing all states to honor the most permissive laws on the books, like those that do

not require background checks or, in some instances, even a permit.

“What it’s really about is guns every-where for anyone, no questions asked,” said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. “And that’s the gun lobby’s agenda.”

Reciprocity returned to the forefront almost immediately after the Alexandria shooting, with Kentucky Rep. Tom Massie introducing legislation that would specifi-cally allow gun owners with valid permits to bring their weapons into the District of Columbia. That is in addition to the mea-sures seeking national reciprocity that remain pending in the House and the Senate.

Starting the day of the shooting, advo-cates noted that gun-wielding Capitol police, who were at the field as security for Rep. Steve Scalise, the majority whip, saved the lives of others armed only with baseball bats. They said that others at the field were unable to carry a firearm because of plans to travel back to D.C. afterward. Gun-control advocates, however, note that in this particu-lar case, lawmakers already have the ability to seek a permit in D.C. by virtue of work-ing there.

The gun industry isn’t ready to call its agenda a lost cause just yet. But there is a growing impatience.

“We would like to see quicker action on these bills and we’re just now beginning to press the leadership to say now’s the time. Let’s not let this delay any longer,” said Erich Pratt, executive director of Gun Own-ers of America.

But gun-control advocates caution that Republicans are treading in politically treacherous territory.

“Republicans have limited amount of political capital. ... And it’s political capi-tal being spent by the day,” said Peter Ambler, executive director of Americans for Responsible Solutions, the outfit founded by Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly. “They’re very wary of putting a lot of their members through a series of tough votes.”

Larry Keane, senior vice president and general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, and a veteran of lobby-ing on behalf of gun rights, said gun bills typically take years, sometimes decades, to be enacted.

“The fact that you have a pro-gun Republican in the White House and pro-gun majorities in both the House and Sen-ate, it doesn’t mean that you’re just going to get your Christmas list all at once and right away. It takes time.”

By HOPE YENAssociated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Making a final push, Presi-dent Donald Trump said he doesn’t think congressional Republicans are “that far off” on a health overhaul to replace “the dead carcass of Obamacare.” Expressing frustration, he complained about “the level of hostility” in government and won-dered why both parties can’t work together on the Senate bill as GOP critics expressed doubt over a successful vote this week.

It was the latest signs of high-stakes maneuvering over a key campaign prom-ise, and the president sig-naled a willingness to deal.

“We have a very good plan,” Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday. Referring to Republican senators opposed to the bill, he added: “They want to get some points, I think they’ll get some points.”

Trump’s comments come amid the public opposition of five Republican senators so far to the Senate GOP plan that would scuttle much of former President Barack Obama’s health law.

Unless those holdouts can be swayed, their num-bers are more than enough to torpedo the measure developed in private by Sen-ate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and deliver a bitter defeat for the president. That’s because unanimous opposition is expected from Democrats in a chamber in which Repub-licans hold a narrow 52-48 majority.

Trump bemoaned the lack of bipartisanship in Washington, having belittled prominent Democrats him-self.

“It would be so great if the Democrats and Repub-licans could get together, wrap their arms around it and come up with some-thing that everybody’s happy with,” the president said. “And I’m open arms; but, I don’t see that happen-ing. They fight each other. The level of hostility.”

Trump has denigrated Democrats on numerous occasions, including a jab at Democratic Sen. Eliza-beth Warren in the same interview: “She’s a hopeless case. I call her Pocahontas and that’s an insult to Poca-hontas.”

Warren, a leading liberal and defender of the Afford-able Care Act, has opposed efforts to pass a bill to replace the law. The Demo-crat reiterated her opposition in a statement to The Asso-ciated Press on Sunday, say-ing the health care bill being

pushed by Senate Republi-cans is a “monstrosity.”

In a tweet last week after Georgia’s special House election, Trump also criti-cized House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. “I cer-tainly hope the Democrats do not force Nancy P out. That would be very bad for the Republican Party — and please let Cryin’ Chuck stay!” he wrote.

In the broadcast inter-view, Trump did not indicate what types of changes to the Senate bill may be in store, but affirmed that he had described a House-passed bill as “mean.”

“I want to see a bill with heart,” he said, confirming a switch from his laudatory statements about the House bill at a Rose Garden cer-emony with House GOP leaders last month. “Health-care’s a very complicated subject from the standpoint that you move it this way, and this group doesn’t like it.”

“And honestly, nobody can be totally happy,” Trump said.

McConnell has said he’s willing to make changes to win support, and in the week ahead, plenty of backroom bargaining is expected. He is seeking to push a final package through the Senate before the July 4 recess.

At least two GOP sena-tors said Sunday that goal may prove too ambitious.

“I would like to delay,” said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., one of the five senators opposing the bill. “These bills aren’t going to fix the problem. They’re not addressing the root cause,” he said, referring to rising health care costs. “They’re doing the same old Wash-ington thing, throwing more money at the problem.”

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said seven to eight other senators including her-self were troubled by provi-sions that she believes could cut Medicaid even more than the House version.

Collins, who also oppos-es proposed cuts to Planned Parenthood, said she would await an analysis Monday from the nonpartisan Con-gressional Budget Office before taking a final position on the bill. But she said it will be “extremely difficult” for the White House to be able to find a narrow path to attract both conservatives and moderates.

“It’s hard for me to see the bill passing this week,” Collins said.

Addressing reporters Sunday, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican said pass-

ing a health care bill won’t get any easier if Republi-can leaders delay a Senate vote on the GOP health care plan. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said there is “a sense of urgency” to push forward but acknowledged the out-come is “going to be close.”

He told reporters at a pri-vate gathering hosted by the libertarian Koch brothers in Colorado that Trump will be “important” in securing the final votes.

“We’re trying to hold him back a little bit,” Cornyn said with a smile.

The Senate bill resem-bles legislation the House approved last month. A Con-gressional Budget Office analysis of the House mea-sure predicts an additional 23 million people over the next decade would have no health care coverage, and recent polling shows only around 1 in 4 Americans views the House bill favor-ably.

Not ’that far off’ from passing health overhaul, Trump says

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STATE OF INDIANAIN THE WELLS SUPER IOR COURTSS:COUNTY OF WELLSOcwen Loan Servicing, LLCPlaintiff,vs.Clifford Lude, AKA Clifford A. Lude, et al.Defendants.CAUSE NO. 90D01 -1612 -MF-000053

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TO: Clifford Lude, AKA Clifford A. Lude:

BE IT KNOWN, that Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, the above-named Plaintiff, by its attorney, Leslie A. Wagers, has filed in the office of the Clerk of the Wells Superior Court its Complaint against Defendant Clifford Lude, AKA Clifford A. Lude, and the said Plaintiff having also filed in said Clerk’s office the affidavit of a com-petent person showing that the residence and whereabouts of the Defendant, Clifford Lude, AKA Clif-ford A. Lude, upon diligent inquiry is unknown, and that said cause of action is for default on the promis-sory note and to foreclose a mort-gage on the following described real estate in Wells County, State of Indiana, to wit:

Part of the East One-half of the Southeast One-quarter of Section 7, Township 28 North, Range 13 East, Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana, more specifi-cally described as follows: Begin-ning on the South line of said East

One-half at a point situated 590.9 feet North 90° 00’ West (assumed bearing) of the Southeast corner thereof; thence North 90° 00’ West on and along said South line, being also the centerline of County Road 1000 North, a distance of 200 feet; thence North 0° 30’ East, and par-allel to the East line of said East One-half, 277.8 feet; thence South 90°00’ East and parallel to said South line, 200 feet; thence South 0° 30’ West, 277.8 feet to the point of beginning.

Commonly known as 6745 East 1000 North, Ossian, IN 46777.

NOW, THEREFORE, said Defendant is hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said Com-plaint against them and that unless they appear and answer or other-wise defend thereto within thirty (30) days after the last notice of this action is published, judgment by default may be entered against said Defendant for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Dated 6/16/2017Clerk, Wells Superior Court

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S U D O K UComplete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Saturday’s DrawingsHOOSIER LOTTERY

Cash 5 — 13-21-34-41-44Lotto Plus — 01-08-21-27-35-44Quick Draw Midday — 04-06-10-13-22-24-30-33-35-

38-45-50-53-57-59-60-71-73-74-79, BE: 60Daily Three-Midday — 4-6-1, SB: 0Daily Three-Evening — 1-3-9, SB: 8Daily Four-Midday — 5-3-3-5, SB: 0Daily Four-Evening — 4-0-2-6, SB: 8Quick Draw Evening — 01-03-08-16-23-24-28-37-41-

44-53-55-56-57-59-70-71-78-79-80, BE: 3Hoosier Lotto — 02-12-15-26-27-31

POWERBALL10-22-32-36-58; Powerball: 10; Power Play: 4.

Sunday’s DrawingsHOOSIER LOTTERY

Cash 5 — 04-08-11-39-44. Estimated jackpot (for Mon-day): $191,500

Quick Draw Midday — 02-05-08-13-14-17-18-22-32-33-37-38-39-44-48-56-68-72-73-76, BE: 14

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Q: I’ve always believed in God, but why do I also need to believe in Jesus? Isn’t believing in God enough? I guess I don’t understand where Jesus fits into the picture. — G.A.

A: Your question is very important — because Jesus is at the very center of the Christian faith, and without Him we have no assurance of our salvation. Let me explain.

Putting our faith and trust in Jesus is crucial for two main reasons. First, it is important because of who He was. The Bible

tells us that He was more than just a great teacher; He was God in human flesh. This may be hard for us to understand — but repeatedly the Bible tells us that Jesus Christ was both fully

man and fully God. Only Jesus could say, “I and the Father are one. ... Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 10:30; 14:9).

But it’s also impor-tant for us to put our faith and trust in Jesus because of what He has done for us. We have sinned and rebelled against God, but Christ — who was without sin — took upon Himself the judgment and Hell that we deserve. He did this by dying on the cross in our place. As the Bible says, “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God” (1 Peter 3:18).

What should you do in response? First, admit that you have sinned against God, and you need His forgiveness. Then turn in faith to Jesus and trust Him alone for your salvation. Thank Him for giving His life for you — and respond by giving your life to Him. By a simple prayer of faith commit your life to Christ, and then ask Him to help you to trust Him and fol-low Him every day.

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Her husband’s a hoarderDear Annie: My husband loves to read

your advice, but when it comes to my giving him advice, it’s a different story. We were married in our early 20s and have somehow stayed married for over 35 years. We don’t have very good com-munication skills.

We have a very cute house on a popu-lar street. A lot of people comment on how nicely it’s decorated from the out-side. Little do they know that my hus-band is a hoarder.

I have controlled the main rooms in our house, but he has slowly taken over our basement and garage. The stress of all this stuff is starting to make me feel ill. When I bring it up, he just puts me down any way he can think of to stop the conversation about his hoarding. I defi-nitely have accumulated “stuff” — we’ve lived in our house for over 30 years — but I don’t have a problem getting rid of things.

He is a motivated person with other things but has self-medicated every day of our marriage. He has a normal job but is always so stressed out. He has zero motivation to get rid of all the junk because now it’s out of control, and he continues to add to the piles. He spends countless hours in the basement, but nothing ever looks any different.

He has a very controlling personality and temper, so if you get rid of anything (for example, a huge garbage bag full of napkins or empty boxes he collects so he can fill them up with “stuff”), he starts slamming doors, yelling and throwing things. He shows more emotion about getting rid of that junk than he does about most anything else.

This is causing me to be depressed, angry and desperate. He would never get help for this, so what do I do? — Bogged Down

Dear Bogged Down: Living with clut-ter can be very unhealthy, both mentally and physically. But understanding the psychology of hoarders might help you find some renewed patience with your husband and sanity for yourself. Hoard-ing is a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder, a condition your husband could no more control than any physical dis-

order. Accept that it’s not only beyond your control but also beyond his and you’ll feel surpris-ingly lighter.

Next , reach out to a mental heal th profes-sional. If your husband refuses to go at first, then go on your own, as this disorder is impacting your life, too (and poses a safety risk). For more resources, visit the International OCD Foundation’s page on hoarding disorder at https://hoarding.iocdf.org.

Finally, you mentioned that your hus-band “self-medicates” every day. Assum-ing that means drinking, I strongly advise you to attend Al-Anon. Find a group in your area at http://www.al-anon.org.

Dear Annie: As is the case in many towns, there is a group of senior citizens who meet most days for coffee and a cou-ple of hours of conversation at the local McDonald’s. They are fortunate to have a place to meet. Most do not buy anything except for coffee. There are times when they bring in cookies, cake and other baked goods to share with everyone. Because McDonald’s sells food, some of us don’t feel this is appropriate. Most of them see nothing wrong with this. What are your thoughts? — Another Senior Citizen

Dear Another Senior: I think that it’s rude to bring in outside food to a din-ing establishment. But perhaps these folks are part of a community group and have an agreement worked out with the restaurant. As long as they’re not being raucous and you’re not the McDonald’s general manager, why worry so much about it?

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